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Sunday, November 14, 2004
wow! I cant believe three days ago I was in Australia. I feel like Im in another world. So far it has been a total overwhelming experience. It is completely chaotic here! incredibily dusty and polluted. You cannot escape car fumes wherever you are
When I left the Delhi International Airport I was surrounded by touts trying to offer me a cab ride to their hotels. I went straight to the pre-paid stand (thanks to the LP!) and ordered a taxi. Oh my, the way Indian drivers drive is SCARY. they resemble those bumper cars in amusement parks. Within five minutes of getting into the car, the boy driver (yes, he is younger than me. He is still going to high school) was already driving towards incoming traffic!~ I got to Sunny Guesthouse where I decided to stay for the first night. A very basic place. So far it is my second worst place I stayed in my backpacking history. The worst place to date is still the time in Phuket, in Thailand. Ill remember to tell you that experience next time. But anyways, my room in Sunny Guesthouse resembles a cell. I cannot even begin to describe the shower place. ! (cath, if you are reading this it is like the time we took ashower at the Tibetan refugee school in Nepal...cold water and all. Ive been taking a shower under a tap in the dark)
On the first day I went around various markets buying essentials. I realised I didn't only forget to bring my towel, but also sandels and toothpaste!!! That night, I met up with my Nepali friend, Ashok on my first night in Delhi. We will be travelling for around 10 days together. As it was the height of Diwali festival, we watched local fireworks. I was expecting some official fireworks like ones in Australia during NYE. but nopeeee! you have kids setting off fireworks in every corner of the streets. It is really crazy stuff. Ashok and I watched some local kids playing with fireworks in front of our guesthouse. hehe we got friendly with them. These kids were in fact Nepalese kids who were sent by their parents from Nepal to work in restaurants/guesthouses etc to help support the family. Its quite sad but they were having so much fun playing with the fireworks. We kept telling them to aim the fireworks more carefully and not at the powerlines!! Apparently, the night before (because it was still diwali festival) everyone in the Sunny Guesthouse had to evacuate because of a fire at a next door guesthouse caused by fireworks! eeks. The fireworks went till on till so late at night. In fact when I went to bed around midnight, I could still hear the fireworks.
I find Delhi quite characterless, which is why I have left Delhi to Jaipur on the second day. That is where I am now, Jaipur aka Pink City.
AHHH I cant finish this entry. Ashok is waiting. We are going to check the bazaars now~!
will write soon
lots of love
Laura
When I left the Delhi International Airport I was surrounded by touts trying to offer me a cab ride to their hotels. I went straight to the pre-paid stand (thanks to the LP!) and ordered a taxi. Oh my, the way Indian drivers drive is SCARY. they resemble those bumper cars in amusement parks. Within five minutes of getting into the car, the boy driver (yes, he is younger than me. He is still going to high school) was already driving towards incoming traffic!~ I got to Sunny Guesthouse where I decided to stay for the first night. A very basic place. So far it is my second worst place I stayed in my backpacking history. The worst place to date is still the time in Phuket, in Thailand. Ill remember to tell you that experience next time. But anyways, my room in Sunny Guesthouse resembles a cell. I cannot even begin to describe the shower place. ! (cath, if you are reading this it is like the time we took ashower at the Tibetan refugee school in Nepal...cold water and all. Ive been taking a shower under a tap in the dark)
On the first day I went around various markets buying essentials. I realised I didn't only forget to bring my towel, but also sandels and toothpaste!!! That night, I met up with my Nepali friend, Ashok on my first night in Delhi. We will be travelling for around 10 days together. As it was the height of Diwali festival, we watched local fireworks. I was expecting some official fireworks like ones in Australia during NYE. but nopeeee! you have kids setting off fireworks in every corner of the streets. It is really crazy stuff. Ashok and I watched some local kids playing with fireworks in front of our guesthouse. hehe we got friendly with them. These kids were in fact Nepalese kids who were sent by their parents from Nepal to work in restaurants/guesthouses etc to help support the family. Its quite sad but they were having so much fun playing with the fireworks. We kept telling them to aim the fireworks more carefully and not at the powerlines!! Apparently, the night before (because it was still diwali festival) everyone in the Sunny Guesthouse had to evacuate because of a fire at a next door guesthouse caused by fireworks! eeks. The fireworks went till on till so late at night. In fact when I went to bed around midnight, I could still hear the fireworks.
I find Delhi quite characterless, which is why I have left Delhi to Jaipur on the second day. That is where I am now, Jaipur aka Pink City.
AHHH I cant finish this entry. Ashok is waiting. We are going to check the bazaars now~!
will write soon
lots of love
Laura