Alive and kicking in delhi, india!
Trip Start
Feb 28, 2007
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Trip End
Ongoing
Delhi, India
Friday, March 2, 2007
What was the problem?
Well, first of all the flight from amsterdam to frankfurt was delayed, so i missed the connecting flight to Bahrein.. I arrived at the check in half an hour before the plane was going to take off. A friendly asshole at the counter told me that i was fifteen minutes late, and just said : please come back tomorrow... Nice! Fortunately the delay wasn't my mistake, so they payed for a night with 3 meals in frankfurt. After all this wasn't too bad, since i hade a nice walk through the city and a good night of sleep. Another stopover was made at Bahrein, a tiny kingdom in the gulf area. On the airmap, displayed on the little airplane tv screens, you could se that we almost flew over iraq, and also some other nice places like iran, beirut etc. looked pretty close to our flying route...After waiting for another 8 long hours on the airport i finally left for delhi, where i arrived this morning.
Ok,now let me tell you this to those who have never been here: Delhi is freakin' crazy!! I've seen some stuff in central america, but this is a whole different ballgame! I don't even know where to begin, and since i'm tired and hungry i don't think i'll start descibing it now, but i'll get back to you on this one for sure.
No worries: Besides feeling hungry and tired i do have a positive feeling about it.
Ok, i got screwed over for transport and accomodation costs, (and that hurts since i'm already in the ' tight ass backpacker mode') but well, that's all in the game, it's only approx 10 euro, so i' think i'll survive this loss.
Right now i'll try to see where i can get some serious food poisoning, and after that i'll go back to the hotel and sleep for a day or so :)
all the best, cheers, vincent
Comments
You made it!!!
What can i say... You made it! May be for you there is nothing amazing, but for a man who is sitting at his office right now with his day-by-day problems, it's realy cool! Good luck, pal!
Veel plezier!
Ha Vinnie,
Had je weer de kriebels gekregen?! He mooi land uitgekozen mocht je nog wat dingen willen weten over India moet je het nog maar even laten weten misschien dat Mirjam je nog wat tips kan geven. Goede reis en ben ik benieuwd naar je volgende berichten!!!
Gr Rogon
India rocks, ey?
Hey Vince!!!
Haha, so they got you already?? It's not so much your wallet they hurt, but it IS your pride, right? As an experienced traveller you don't expect them to nail you so quickly, but let me tell you: travelling India is a whole different ballgame. Be a sport and know it is not a lot of money for you, it is large wealth for them!
One more tip: clean your nose at night. You have no idea how much dirt you inhale in Delhi!!
Take care..
alive
Hey Vince,
Goed te horen dat je eindelijk Delhi bereikt hebt. Wat een lul van een vent in Frankfurt. In Nederland riepen ze gelukkig tenminste nog om dat je op moest schieten. Anders had ik me helemaal schuldig gevoeld als je niet meer mee mocht door zo'n type.
En eigenlijk hoefde je dus niet op te schieten want je had iets van 50 minuten vertraging? Of had je tegenwind? Blij dat je niet uit de lucht geschoten bent boven die oorlogsgebieden. Benieuwd of alles goed gaat met je rijbewijs en kopen van een motor!
Jules
Good Luck
namaste !!!!
I'v got your link from Adelia, she used to work with us a while ago.
Good Luck buddy in India. I was around in 1983 and 84 and went back the year before in November.
We were in Rajastan and spent a month around Thaar desert in Jaisalmer and Bikaner.
CU
François
Ha die Vince,
Gave foto's en leuk om weer je reisverslag te lezen. Maak er daar geen bende van hé? Enne, 'k Ben benieuwd naar je visvangsten straks (misschien valt daar wel wat te vangen:)
Gr. Arie