Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Arrived Delhi 0830. Had some sleep on the plane. Met by Sanjay, our driver for the duration in Arrivals hall. Fleeced by 'porters' outside who managed to get 1 GBP out of me for picking my rucksack up and putting in the car. I blame the jet-lag.
Drove from airport to The Palms hotel in Gurgaon. Nice hotel, friendly staff. Freshened up and then back to Old Delhi. Sanjay dropped us at the Red Fort, which costs 5Rs if you're Indian, or 100Rs if you're foreign. Faffed about trying to find money - eventually found ATM on Chandni Chowk across from the R Fort. Fort very interesting (very red, at least). Lunch in the restaurant was 293Rs for both of us. Coke was 20Rs / bottle. I've been advised to lay off the meat for the first few days.
Back to the madness of Chandni Chowk after the Fort. Bought some "Punjabi Princeling" suits for my kids - excellent prices. Quite an experience if you go off the main road into the back streets. Indescribable is the best description :)

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