We arrived into Delhi quit early in the morning - 5:30 or so. Quite an errie sight as we came down - still swathed in darkness with lights showing vaguely through.
Skipping the customs, immigration etc. stories; I'll fastforward to 
after our meeting with our wonderful driver Nural. Just getting out to the car in the dirt carpark was an eye-opener of rushing, passing destitutes etc. The air had a petro-chemically smell - Delhi is known for its smog and the served to suspend the pollution.
The drive to K-1-1 took us through areas where continual construction is going on and acquainted us with several features of Indian roads - lanes are notional at best, horns are a vital part of Indian drivership that must be displayed frequently and vociferously, and roads are multi-purpose - pedestrians, carts (animal and human powered) also use the road surface. Ohhh, and backseat seatbets are more than "optional", they didn't even exist (no buckle to clip into) in our car. All in all, a very confrontational introduction to Delhi and India.
after our meeting with our wonderful driver Nural. Just getting out to the car in the dirt carpark was an eye-opener of rushing, passing destitutes etc. The air had a petro-chemically smell - Delhi is known for its smog and the served to suspend the pollution.The drive to K-1-1 took us through areas where continual construction is going on and acquainted us with several features of Indian roads - lanes are notional at best, horns are a vital part of Indian drivership that must be displayed frequently and vociferously, and roads are multi-purpose - pedestrians, carts (animal and human powered) also use the road surface. Ohhh, and backseat seatbets are more than "optional", they didn't even exist (no buckle to clip into) in our car. All in all, a very confrontational introduction to Delhi and India.
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