Apologies for taking so long to get around to writing this, it's been a manic few weeks in India. So, first we arrived in Delhi. i was expecting a culture shock but nothing like this. I feel like I'd landed on the Moon. How to even begin to describe this city. The view that greeted me as i stepped out of the hotel was of total chaos. Streets made up of poorly surfaced roads with whole families living in the gutter. Washing, cooking, sleeping, squatting, everything. The streets were bustling with people walking around, rickshaws trying to squeeze past and auto-rickshaws beeping, trying to overtake each other. And scooters and motorbikes trying to get passed them. People cooking street food, mending shoes, selling clothes. Half way down one of these streets a McDonald's of all things. Lots of beggars including young children. In the middle of all of this noise a cow walks passed, seemingly oblivious to all that was going on around it. Quite a serial sight in the centre of the city. i rummaged around in my bag to get the camera and by the time i looked up an elephant walked passed!
We visited various sights including the Red Fort and India Gate but nothing was quite as memorable as the streets around old Delhi.
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