My first objective was to go to the Pahaar Ganj area to book an hotel for a few days.
Took a bus ( like 40 years old bus ), dropped me near New Delhi train station, Pahar Ganj being on the other side of the station.
And there , people everywhere, beggers, rickshaws, an ocean of people. Everybody can see you re a tourist so they try to take your attention to get a little money. Here poverty is huge too, so they try everything to have money to survive.
So... I asked one guy about the directions, he gave me the exact opposite direction, claiming also it was far on feet and that I should better take a rickshaw... well, I knew I had to go to the west so I went the opposite way of the sun rising. I crossed the trains station and took the bridge above the railways, incredible how many people there, just like rush hour in parisian metro.
On the other side, rickshaws everywhere trying to get me in their cab, but I went by feet.
Main Bazaar street is not far and almost empty at this time. I took one room for a couple of days there in a small hotel, so that I can leave my bag and move more easily...
Rest of the day was dealing with guys, some guy from Kashmere proposed me a tour with car and driver through Rajahstan but his rate are big and my plan is to take the train.
breakfast in a little restaurant near my hotel, I met some other travellers, with who I talked for a while.
At noon, I go on Terasse of Hotel Shelton at the end of main bazaar, where there is a nepalese restaurant. There I met again once again the french guy, Christian, 40-50 years old living for about 4 years in India, his motorbike is currently being repaired. And also Jerome, an english man unlike his name, who used to be tourist guide here and also Changme, a nepalese girl, smiling a lot but with a strong accent.... I have a nice vegetarian nepalese meal, one of the less spicy meal, but still spicy for me...
After that, I go by rickshaw to the red fort. The driving is chaotic and the use of the horn is necessary not to have an accident, rickshaws and cycle rickshaws come from everywhere !
I stay a little while visiting the red fort, not many tourist, actually I did not see any other tourist except local indian tourist, and everybody here is looking curiously into my blue eyes, I guess they aer not used to blue eyes !
I came back to Pahaar Ganj by feet, crossing the local indian bazaar, not touristical at all, still crowded a lot, but at least nobody is asking me anything...
Then a little shower, clothe washing ( drying very fast ! ), some sleep, and here I am in the cybercafe of an hotel, with a damn slow connection! some news to write. some pictures uploaded, but this is much too slow, so I ll wait to find a faster connection later....
I am about to plan my trip to Rajhastan, itinerary, train tickets.
Waiting for the computer and talking with a belgian girl being heer for 8 weeks, Pushkar is a relaxing city, I think that s a good idea to go there, to get out of the crowd, and take some time to relax !
Here I go for dinner !
