Hot steamy Delhi

After another longish flight from Singapore we arrived in Delhi at 530am to a steam bath! Luckily the wonderful Bessie our guide had organised an air-conditioned bus to the ParkHotel in a very leafy part of Delhi. In fact the Delhi we remembered from 20 years ago to now seemed hugely different although we were then staying in quite a different area with streets full of beggars, cows, dogs monkeys and powelines! Today we saw beautiful parks and old buildings driving in with the odd monkey crossing the road!
After a bit of a hiccup with rooms being ready we had a delicious breakfast and well needed showers and sleep. The girls then set off for a bit of a shop with the beautiful silks and cottons tempting us all . We could only last a couple of hours as the steamy heat was intense.
Tonight another amazing Indian meal with pre dinner drinks up in our room as wine and beer here incredibly expensive
Brian has managed to find the Olympic channel watching the NZ Canada soccer game. Tomorrow is a 4 am start to be on the train to Varanasi at 5am. Tough life being a tourist!Read more