Friday, October 20, 2006
5 October, 2006
We had a very busy morning trying to arrange our travel plans for India. However, the one company convinced us to do a Delhi tour with them complimentary for the day. So we spent the rest of the day visiting the Red Fort, Jama Masjid (which we didn’t attempt to go near because of the crowds- it is the largest mosque in India), Humayans’ Tomb, Qutab Minar and finally driving passed India Gate. It was very hot and we were very jet lagged. Everything was a bit of a haze and we were pressured for time because we wanted to leave the following day on our big Indian expedition. We had to decide between the agencies and I guess at the time we thought that having everything organized was the way to go. So, we got back to the offices and confirmed arrangements. However, by 18h30 in the evening we were on our way to Kashmir- trekking. It was so unexpected and ‘spur of the moment’. We did some last minute shopping, had dinner and packed our things. It was two long days in Delhi but they were actually really enjoyable. The hustle and bustle is quite a challenge but we were actually starting to enjoy it- in a strange way. Even our hotel road wasn’t too bad in the end, except for the bathroom.
We had a very busy morning trying to arrange our travel plans for India. However, the one company convinced us to do a Delhi tour with them complimentary for the day. So we spent the rest of the day visiting the Red Fort, Jama Masjid (which we didn’t attempt to go near because of the crowds- it is the largest mosque in India), Humayans’ Tomb, Qutab Minar and finally driving passed India Gate. It was very hot and we were very jet lagged. Everything was a bit of a haze and we were pressured for time because we wanted to leave the following day on our big Indian expedition. We had to decide between the agencies and I guess at the time we thought that having everything organized was the way to go. So, we got back to the offices and confirmed arrangements. However, by 18h30 in the evening we were on our way to Kashmir- trekking. It was so unexpected and ‘spur of the moment’. We did some last minute shopping, had dinner and packed our things. It was two long days in Delhi but they were actually really enjoyable. The hustle and bustle is quite a challenge but we were actually starting to enjoy it- in a strange way. Even our hotel road wasn’t too bad in the end, except for the bathroom.
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