East Delhi, India Travel Journals & Blogs

Traveler India
- Show trip
- Add to bucket listRemove from bucket list
- Share
- Dec 12, 2023, 3:14pm
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 220 m
- India NCT South Delhi Nizāmuddīn West 28.589653, 77.25315128°35’23” N 77°15’11” E
1
Day 4
Wanted: Patience
December 12, 2023 in India ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Today I am heading to Rishikesh to spend some time with meditation and practicing yoga in a ashram… the first challenge have already started, keep calm and relaxed while train is delayed hour for hour. Observing the people stepping in out the trains, carrying children and lot if stuff, gathered families sitting the ground eating or sleeping, mothers breastfeeding their little babies and so in is just entertaining.

India has the fourth largest railroad system in the world, behind only the USA, Russia and China.

The Indian Railways consists of a total track length of 126,366 km on 67,956 km of track along with 7,335 stations. The railroads operates 13,523 passenger trains and 9,146 freight trains daily. The railroad sector in India ships 1418.1 tons of freight and Indian Railways transports over eight billion passengers every year.

I can only admire this logistical work. Eat, wait & take it easy…

As I learned today: INDIA GREAT ALWAYS LATE!

18:00 departed the train and for my fortune it figured out I have a bed in a sleeper…

Binyani (fried dough Ballspieles with a spicy lentil potato mix) and Chai Masala are also provided… happy me 💞Read more
❤️ [Rote Hexe]
12/17/23Reply
0 likes
Traveler Muppets World Tour - India
- Show trip
- Add to bucket listRemove from bucket list
- Share
- Nov 3, 2022, 10:27pm
- 🌙 23 °C
- Altitude: 222 m
- India NCT East Delhi Chilla Soroda Bāngar Hindan Cut 28.585617, 77.3078428°35’8” N 77°18’28” E
Day 3
Shri's Shalls collection
November 3, 2022 in India ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
Our lovely host hat many historcal collection, one of them is scarf collection. This is her modeling a peace from at the 17th century by French, immitating India Kasmir art.
Pic quality will be better next timeRead more
0 likes
Traveler Dwalen door India en Nepal
- Show trip
- Add to bucket listRemove from bucket list
- Share
- Oct 25, 2022
- ☀️ 31 °C
- Altitude: 231 m
- India NCT Central Delhi Lakshmīnagar 28.630507, 77.27734428°37’50” N 77°16’38” E
1
Day 29
Delhi
October 25, 2022 in India ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
De eerste keer dat ik door Old Delhi liep wist ik echt niet wat me overkwam. Het is bizar druk en alles gaat door elkaar. Mensen, koeien, geiten, tuktuks, auto’s, motors en nog meer mensen.

Toch is het ook een redelijk moderne stad. Je hebt een goed metronetwerk en sommige wijken zouden net Europa kunnen zijn. Vooral is het een gigantische stad. 25 miljoen inwoners, dat is meer dan Nederland, overal waar je kijkt en waar je ook naartoe gaat heb je alleen maar gebouwen.

Vooral jammer dat iemand mijn telefoon moest stelen… Wel aparte contacten met politieagenten die naast mij mensen in elkaar slaan om hun autoriteit af te dwingen en daar open met mij over praten. Nu verder met een iPhone 7. Ook besloten om geen nieuws meer te kijken komende tijd.Read more
See translation
Traveler Wat doen ze met de messen tussen hun tenen?
11/6/22Reply
2 likes
Traveler Muppets World Tour - India
- Show trip
- Add to bucket listRemove from bucket list
- Share
- Nov 4, 2022, 9:00pm
- 🌙 24 °C
- Altitude: 222 m
- India NCT East Delhi Chilla Soroda Bāngar Hindan Cut 28.585606, 77.30787728°35’8” N 77°18’28” E
Day 4
Dinner
November 4, 2022 in India ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
Chowswe: Bohemian Curry
Light chicken curry with coconut.
Served with rice noodles, rosted potatoes, rosted garlic, egg and other toping. You mix what you like in your plate. Each family has its own variationRead more
0 likes
Belial Indien - Rundreise
- Show trip
- Add to bucket listRemove from bucket list
- Share
- Mar 14, 2024, 12:20pm
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 213 m
- India NCT Central Delhi Darya Ganj 28.639042, 77.25185328°38’21” N 77°15’7” E
Day 3
Gedenkstätte Mahatma Ghandi
March 14 in India ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Die Gedenkstätte zu Mahatma Gandhis und der zugehörige Park sind wegen Protesten der indischen Bauern leider geschlossen.

Für Indien Besucher zu empfehlen. Sehr schöne Park Anlage mit Sehenswürdigkeiten.

Der Reiseleiter hat als Ersatz einen Geldwechsler eingeladen. 90 Rupien für einen Euro, 88 Ripien für kleine Scheine. Klasse, dass dieser nun völlig ohne Gewinnabsichten Geld wechseln will. Dauert auch gar nicht lange...
Interessant ist, dass es in diesem Land nur wenig Scheine unter 500 Rupien zu geben scheint. Ich habe einige 100 Rupien Scheine ergattert, welche man für Trinkgelder gut verwenden kann.Read more
See translation
0 likes
Brad and Mandy Pearce Lions and Tigers
- Show trip
- Add to bucket listRemove from bucket list
- Share
- Oct 23, 2019
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 214 m
- India NCT South Delhi Nizāmuddīn West 28.59452, 77.2508128°35’40” N 77°15’3” E
Day 31
Delhi sightseeing - like a tourist
October 23, 2019 in India ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
After our eat like a local tour we decided to spend the next day taking it easy within the confines of the hotel. Our India tour doesn't officially start until the evening when we meet the tour group then of full swing on Wednesday morning with a sightseeing tour of Delhi.

First stop was a mosque but no photos taken taken because they charge for use of a camera. As far as mosques go it was not particularly decorative. After that we had a rickshaw ride around the Chandni Chowk market area. Organised chaos. Moved on from there to visit the memorial of Mahatma Ghandi, drove past India Gate and a look around the Parliament complex - lovely buildings made from red and white sandstone.

Lunch was held at a silk rug factory. Plied us with food and drink, demonstrated how the rugs were made and then proceeded to convince us that we needed to buy one. Very expensive and probably worth it as they are completely hand knotted- takes a family of four around 2 years to make a large rug. Cost would be around $25,000USD. Fortunately, the designs were too traditional for my liking but I believe 2 members of the group did buy a rug each (probably more in the $2000 range)

After lunch and rug sales we visited Humayun's tomb. This mausoleum built in 1560's is a precurser to the Taj Mahal and you can see that in the symmetry and domes. Final stop was Qutab Minar, an ornate 72m tall minaret . Beats me how they make these things. Finally the drive back to the hotel should have only taken about an hour, however India is currently in Dwali season (sort of the Hindu equivalent of Christmas) and the roads were absolutely gridlocked. Two and a half hours later we finally arrived back after hitting all the major tourist hotspots in Delhi.Read more
0 likes
Andreas and Whitney World Adventure
- Show trip
- Add to bucket listRemove from bucket list
- Share
- Nov 9, 2017
- 🌫 27 °C
- Altitude: 214 m
- India NCT East Delhi Shakarpur Khās 28.629051, 77.27467328°37’45” N 77°16’29” E
Day 180
Delhi, India
November 9, 2017 in India ⋅ 🌫 27 °C
The night before we flew to Delhi, we saw a BBC news article titled: "Delhi Panics as 'Deadly Smog' Returns." With everything already booked, we figured experiencing the most polluted place on earth at its worst is all part of the adventure. Upon arrival, it looked as if we had entered a post-apocalyptic world. However, Andreas and I were buzzing because we made it to India! Andreas' dream destination and in our minds, the pinnacle of our trip.

With our double face masks firmly in place, we experienced a vibrant, exciting, crowded, and sensory-overloaded city. One interesting thing to note is that women have special treatment here. Separate lines for security, special seats on the train, and as one local pointed out to us, women are allowed to go to the front of lines. This proved useful when I cut about 40 men in line to buy metro tickets.

Despite the thick smog, we decided to go on a free city tour. We went to a beautiful Sikh temple and spent time listening to the hypnotic live music. In all Sikh temples, anyone can eat and stay for free. It is only encouraged that you help out preparing the food (however they never directly ask for donations or volunteering). The whole thing was quite the production. They were cooking the curry in swimming pool-sized pots. We helped by making roti bread with local families. We were then served a delicious all you can eat dinner with vegetable curry and roti. You can even takeaway as much food as you and your family need, no questions asked. The temple we visited feeds about 7,000 people a day for free. However, one temple in India feeds 70,000-100,000+ people a day for free! Somehow, these amazing communities make it work.

We are happy to leave the thick smog as we head to Agra to see the Taj Mahal.Read more
monica sykes Wow, looks incredible!! What a fantastic experience.
11/10/17Reply
Barbara Marwick I love reading about all your adventures and looking at the amazing photos. Great to think that our kids are following in our footsteps, literally. And soon we will be sharing a bit of the way and adventure with you :)!!!
11/13/17Reply
2 likes
Traveler INDIA 2022
- Show trip
- Add to bucket listRemove from bucket list
- Share
- Aug 28, 2022, 9:10am
- ⛅ 31 °C
- Altitude: 201 m
- India NCT Central Delhi Kastūrbānagar 28.666667, 77.30333328°40’0” N 77°18’12” E
1 1
Day 9
28/08/22
August 28, 2022 in India ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
View from our room in Delhi & parakeets greeting us at breakfast
Traveler oh my god I want a parakeet at my window 🦜💚
8/30/22Reply
Traveler loving the fruit salad and the bags
8/30/22Reply
6 likes
Traveler India - Sri Lanka - Nepal
- Show trip
- Add to bucket listRemove from bucket list
- Share
- Apr 1, 2019, 5:38pm
- ☀️ 31 °C
- Altitude: 211 m
- India NCT South Delhi Nizāmuddīn West Humayun's Tomb, Delhi 28.59333, 77.2516728°35’36” N 77°15’6” E
2
2 2
Day 2
Humayuns Grab
April 1, 2019 in India ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Da Ines im Moment noch die Spätfolgen ihres Jetlags ausbadet, starteten wir heute erneut eher spät in den Tag. Das erlaubte es allerdings, dass ich mich über die Sehenswürdigkeiten in Delhi schlau machen konnte und dass die grösste Hitze schon vorbei war, als wir es schliesslich aus dem Hostelzimmer schafften.

Bei 35 Grad machten wir uns zu Humayuns Grab auf, einem eindrücklichen Grabmal des zweiten indischen Kaisers aus der sogenannten Mughal-Dynastie. Die Mughals beherrschten Indien vom 16. Jahrhundert bis zur Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts und waren zentralasiatischer und persischer Abstammung, was im orientalischen Stil des Monuments erkennbar ist.

Das orientalische Gefühl blieb auch nach dem Verlassen von Humayuns Grab bestehen: In einem muslimischen Viertel von Delhi gelandet, waren wir auf einmal von bärtigen Männern, vollverschleierten Frauen, Bettlern und Obdachlosen umgeben. Nach einem spontanen Anfall von Kulturschock suchten wir mit einer Rikscha fluchtartig das Weite... Zurück in unserem Viertel angekommen, fühlten wir uns nach dem vorangegangenen Erlebnis schon fast zuhause. :) in einem Restaurant unweit unseres Hostels genossen wir eine Art südindische Crêpe (Dosa), die wir sicher nicht zum letzten Mal gegessen haben. Fazit: Erster Touri-Tag in Indien mit Bravour bestanden!Read more
See translation
Es geschehen noch Zeichen und Wunder 👱🏻‍♂️🍍😉 LG Olivia
4/1/19Reply
OHHHH wundervoll!! Genießt die gemeinsame Reise, sammelt tolle Eindrücke und kommt v.a. gesund und munter wieder <3
4/1/19Reply
Traveler (Paju :D )
4/1/19Reply
8 more comments
1 like
Traveler Nepal Tibet Bhutan India 2019
- Show trip
- Add to bucket listRemove from bucket list
- Share
- May 30, 2019, 2:30pm
- ☀️ 42 °C
- Altitude: 218 m
- India NCT South Delhi Nizāmuddīn West 28.593283, 77.25074928°35’36” N 77°15’3” E
Day 30
Humayun's Tomb
May 30, 2019 in India ⋅ ☀️ 42 °C
It was built in 1565 A.D. (nine years after the death of Humayun) by his widow Bega Begam. Inside the walled enclosure the most notable features are the garden squares (chaharbagh) with pathways of water channels, centrally located in front of the well proportioned mausoleum which is topped by a double dome.

There are several graves of Mughal rulers located inside the walled enclosure dating from 1857 A.D

In more recent times the building served as a shelter for Muslum Refugees.Read more
Traveler Good re-use for the refugees.
6/1/19Reply
1 like