Fiona has arrived in Delhi 😍

I had a quieter day yesterday. I didn't sleep well and I was up very early to submit the content I'd agreed to create for GreetHer in exchange for the meeting with Mansi on Thursday.

After breakfast, I popped out for bananas and snacks, and then spent the rest of the day working.

This morning, I had breakfast and then got myself organised to check out and move over to Hotel Perfect in Karol Bagh, the starting hotel for our Intrepid tour. I booked a taxi through Uber, as I had my luggage with me. The hotel porter put my big case on the back seat of the taxi. I wondered why he hadn't put it in the boot, but as it turned out, it was a good decision 😀. My driver had serious road rage from the start. He drove with his hand permanently on the horn and loudly berated every other person on the road. He was an accident waiting to happen! And so it proved. We crashed into an auto alongside us! The side of the taxi was damaged, as was the boot which sprang open and wouldn't close again. Both drivers and the two young male passengers from the auto got out and started having a major argument in the middle of the street. I stayed in the car 😀. After about ten minutes shouting, both drivers got back in their vehicles and continued their journeys 😂.

I checked into the Hotel Perfect. I was a bit worried, but the staff were very friendly and the room was perfectly fine. I settled in and sorted out the stuff I'm leaving here when we go off on tour.

Later, I went out to explore the local area, all the while checking on the status of Fiona's flight. It took off from Heathrow an hour late, but was making up time on route.

I found that our hotel is in the middle of a local commercial area, mainly filled with wedding shops. It was really busy. I ended up having a late lunch in a local restaurant just across the road from our hotel. It was packed, so I took the only free seat - at a table occupied by a group of young Indians. I ordered chicken dum biryani which was delicious, and only cost around £2.40.

Back at the hotel, I decided to try to sleep for a while before heading to the airport to meet Fiona. I think I managed to get a couple of hours. At around 11pm, I took an Uber to the airport, where I had a strong black coffee to keep me awake. Fiona's flight landed at 12.06, just one minute later than originally scheduled. She got through security and baggage reclaim without incident and I met her at around 1am. We took a taxi back to the Hotel Perfect, arriving at 1.45am. We were both extremely tired, so it wasn't long before we turned it in.Leggi altro