A Day of Adventure!
What an unbelievable day! I started off to go to Red Fort. I was going to walk but it really became a very daunting task and I wasn’t sure if I was going the right way. I seem to be getting lost in the myriad of street in the market. Although exotic I was afraid of getting to lost. I stopped and talked to a rickshaw driver. He was a young guy and he looked like he hadn’t bathed In a number of days. His clothes were tattered and he looked very tired. I showed him on the map where I wanted to go and he said he would take me for Rs. 30. That’s about $.40.
I told him I’d be glad for the ride and away we went. The streets in India certainly need to paved better. It was a bumpy ride and it’s always the traffic was just unbelievable. We meander through the streets of the market. People are out shopping in selling and it was fascinating to watch. This kid labored so to move this large of a wait body around to get to his destination. He worked his heart out. We got to our destination he stop the bicycle and got off. I gave him Rs. 200 which is about three dollars. He was very happy and stopped and posed for a picture. If I didn’t make his day he certainly made mine.
I entered the red Fort. It was built by the Mughals in the 1600’s. Much of it is in need of repair. I am glad to see that India is realizing what an important resource they have here and are spending a lot of time fixing and excavating. It is still a very beautiful facility. It’s a group of buildings and structures that have different uses during that time. Some of them had been altered by the British to meet their needs.
When I got there there were two lines one for foreigners and one for locals. For foreigners it was Rs.600 to get in. For those that want to use credit card it was Rs.550. Locals paid Rs.50. The nice thing about paying higher amount as a foreigner that there was a special line for foreigners to get in as well. It was a much shorter line and I was in the fort without delay. It was field trip day and there had to have been seven or eight different schools that had busloads of children there to visit the fort. It was really fun to watch them and several groups of students to talk to me asked me where I’m from and have their picture taken with me. I always enjoy that .
I spent about 2 hour at the Fort. It was fun but hot. I left out the exit and there was a carnival being set up much like the ones we have a t home as fundraisers.A group of Shikh students asked me if I was going to the carnival. I said no and I don’t think that they were going to be there anyway. The children from the different schools wore uniforms and there was a combination for religious and public schools represented. And no matter where I go, kids are kids.
Out the front gate was the entrance to Chandri Chowk. This is a huge market where all of New Delhi shops. And I believe that they all were there’s yesterday. At first it was exciting to push through the crowd and hear the sounds of the market. I loved all the color and all the people. Unfortunately it is over one mile long and about halfway through I had had enough of the pushing and the sound. Get me out of here. I would have tracked another rickshaw but the traffic was at a standstill. So I grinned and bore it to the end which brought me to a fruit and vegetable market. This was a bit easier but just as crowded. This market was mostly women. It was the first time I had seen anyplace that was dominated by women. There was a great deal of activity.
Finally I saw the Metro sign and I hopped on the Metro. It was clean and efficient and it only cost 10 rupees to get on. It was a life saver.
When I finally reached the hotel my feet had had it. I went up to the roof top terrace and relaxed and had dinner. Being on the roof give one a very different perspective. You can see other roofs where people live. Your can see them relaxing, bathing and socializing. Last night one of the hotels had a bonfire on the roof. I was delighted that it was not my hotel. It would remind me of the song up on the roof except the pollution is so heavy, you really can’t see stars. I could see the crescent moon last night however. It was stunning.
Enough for now!
I told him I’d be glad for the ride and away we went. The streets in India certainly need to paved better. It was a bumpy ride and it’s always the traffic was just unbelievable. We meander through the streets of the market. People are out shopping in selling and it was fascinating to watch. This kid labored so to move this large of a wait body around to get to his destination. He worked his heart out. We got to our destination he stop the bicycle and got off. I gave him Rs. 200 which is about three dollars. He was very happy and stopped and posed for a picture. If I didn’t make his day he certainly made mine.
I entered the red Fort. It was built by the Mughals in the 1600’s. Much of it is in need of repair. I am glad to see that India is realizing what an important resource they have here and are spending a lot of time fixing and excavating. It is still a very beautiful facility. It’s a group of buildings and structures that have different uses during that time. Some of them had been altered by the British to meet their needs.
When I got there there were two lines one for foreigners and one for locals. For foreigners it was Rs.600 to get in. For those that want to use credit card it was Rs.550. Locals paid Rs.50. The nice thing about paying higher amount as a foreigner that there was a special line for foreigners to get in as well. It was a much shorter line and I was in the fort without delay. It was field trip day and there had to have been seven or eight different schools that had busloads of children there to visit the fort. It was really fun to watch them and several groups of students to talk to me asked me where I’m from and have their picture taken with me. I always enjoy that .
I spent about 2 hour at the Fort. It was fun but hot. I left out the exit and there was a carnival being set up much like the ones we have a t home as fundraisers.A group of Shikh students asked me if I was going to the carnival. I said no and I don’t think that they were going to be there anyway. The children from the different schools wore uniforms and there was a combination for religious and public schools represented. And no matter where I go, kids are kids.
Out the front gate was the entrance to Chandri Chowk. This is a huge market where all of New Delhi shops. And I believe that they all were there’s yesterday. At first it was exciting to push through the crowd and hear the sounds of the market. I loved all the color and all the people. Unfortunately it is over one mile long and about halfway through I had had enough of the pushing and the sound. Get me out of here. I would have tracked another rickshaw but the traffic was at a standstill. So I grinned and bore it to the end which brought me to a fruit and vegetable market. This was a bit easier but just as crowded. This market was mostly women. It was the first time I had seen anyplace that was dominated by women. There was a great deal of activity.
Finally I saw the Metro sign and I hopped on the Metro. It was clean and efficient and it only cost 10 rupees to get on. It was a life saver.
When I finally reached the hotel my feet had had it. I went up to the roof top terrace and relaxed and had dinner. Being on the roof give one a very different perspective. You can see other roofs where people live. Your can see them relaxing, bathing and socializing. Last night one of the hotels had a bonfire on the roof. I was delighted that it was not my hotel. It would remind me of the song up on the roof except the pollution is so heavy, you really can’t see stars. I could see the crescent moon last night however. It was stunning.
Enough for now!
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