Delhi
is a busy city and as far as I can tell there are no rules to the road. The
lane lines on the street mean nothing as cars and scooters drive where they
want and when they want. An emergency vehicle came up behind us blaring its
sirens and no one even slowed down or moved over. When we loaded the two vans,
our bags were thrown on the roof rack and left there (not tied down or
anything). I guess Indians like to have faith that inertia will work for them
and not against them, especially since they all seem to drive very fast and
near other cars without wearing seatbelts (don’t worry, Mom, I’m still wearing
mine).
Our hotel in Delhi is right next to
a giant Sikh temple and overall really nice. The rooms are very spacious and
there is even air conditioning! At first we thought that we would have to take
bucket showers because there were buckets in the bathroom and no area set aside
for showering, but then Chase discovered a shower head in the corner that we
could use. The water isn’t heated, but honestly it’s so hot out that the cold
water felt really nice. I haven’t seen any mosquitoes yet, but we’re still
wearing repellent.
The weather thus far has been muggy
and disgustingly hot. I was sweating so much that I stained my white dupatta red
with the dye from my kurta (kameez? Idk what it’s technically called). We
visited Jantar Mantar, a cluster of buildings constructed to take astrological
measurements, and went in town to buy fruits for the long train ride to the
mountains.
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