arrived
We've arrived safe and sound in Delhi. Our flight was uneventful (a good thing) apart from a seemingly unbalanced man who also happened to have bad BO that was sitting across the aisle from us, but it was long and I was getting quite restless towards the end of it. We got picked up at the airport by the hotel's driver so we didn't have to worry about how we'd get to the hotel or how badly we'd get ripped off. If there is one thing that I've learned already it's that there is the potential of getting scammed around every corner no matter what you're doing. We got to the hotel around midnight and were pleasantly surprised by how nice the room was. I slept pretty well considering. This morning we woke around 8, showered (there is hot water until around 9am) and then went to the rooftop terrace for our continental breakfast. Then we asked the front desk about local clothing shops and were handed off to a man that we didn't realize until later was the hotel's travel "hussler". All we asked for was a map and then the next thing we knew we were walking towards his travel agency. He threw us some costs for day trips to Agra and guided tours of the city, but we were weary and decided we would do some independent research before we comit to anything. Back at the hotel we made some calls and then were off to the Delhi tourism office to book our trip to Agra tomorrow. Afterwards we went for lunch at a veg food court and had dosas that were $1.50 CAD each! Now were back at the hotel chilling in the AC and reading up about what else to do in Delhi. This city is crazy hectic and is definitely a sensory I overload... we have to tackle it one step at a time. Each time we leave the hotel it's like getting back up on the horse and overcomig what we know is inevitable - lots of people, noise, pollution and of course stares and offers.