October 03, 2003
Landed!
Arrived at Dehli at 01:55AM Dehli time. Sat next to an Indian guy who'd been deported from Germany. Nice chap! Didn't speak a word of English and my German/Indian not that hot.
As at all great coming together of nations in the name of peace, we told each other how to pronounce the usual unpleasantries in each other's languages! Great way to break the ice...
Flew through Dehli customs and baggage with everything in its right place...
Met the chap from the hotel and found that the Scots guy I had tagged along with through customs was staying at the same hotel. Bit of luck!
A half hour drive thru Dehli in the early hours is a strange experience. Not quite sure whether I was dreaming half of it or not. I'd say the average gap between vehicles whether travelling a 6mph or 60mph is about a foot. The horn might as well be sellotaped to stay on the whole time as pressing it every second must be a distraction for the poor driver!
Posted by cmelikian at October 3, 2003 02:00 AM