Delhi madness

by dreamer on Feb.08, 2010, under Travels

Pfew, what a week. After adjusting to the climate, smells, noise and harassing, the first few days I saw at least some of the major sights in Delhi. Among others: the Red Fort (where a few days later I also went for an evening Light&Sound show featuring some of the Delhi historical events), the Mahatma Ghandi memorial and museum, the old walled city with the Jama Masjid mosque (pics coming soon) and the huge/crazy spice market.

After going to a CouchSurfing meet in Connaught Place I met Varun, a really cool young entrepeneur ;). I stayed at his house in Noida for a couple of nights and had my first ‘travelers stomach’ (too much curry and spices in a short time) from which I had the chance to recover. We also went to one of the biggest malls in India. Really strange to see all that luxury next to all the poor people. We also met up with a German friend of Varun with which we went to an old part of the city where, for the past few hundred years, the hold weekly Sufi music sessions. This beautiful muslim part of the city has very nice architecture that you wouldn’t find on your regular travels or tours. Later, we met with some other Germans at the Red Fort where we went to the historical Light&Sound show. Seeing the Fort at night with all these lights and sound effects really brought us back to ancient Mughal times.

Now I’m back in Delhi preparing for a trip to the Kumbh Mela, which is probably going to be one of the craziest experiences I’ll have in my life! (largest religious gathering of people in the world)

Until the next cybercafe!

:Delhi, India

6 comments to “Delhi madness”

buZz
February 8th, 2010 on 1:22 pm
Cool to hear you are having a great time Can’t wait for the pictures!
Varun
February 8th, 2010 on 4:39 pm
It was lovely hosting you Alex, my first CS hosting experience. Being with you, I got to visit so many beautiful places, that I neglected for long (25 years) .. Sorry bro for all the heavy curries, that made your stomach go crazy. But at least you got the first hand experience @ home, instead of having the same at some unknown eatery .. I cant digest the fact that you just did your minors in computers. You are quite literate and shared a lot of knowledge. I will soon switch to Fedora. Also, I know a lot of your friends, at least by name.
Varun
February 8th, 2010 on 4:40 pm
@Buzz Hey man.. I know a bit about you now through Alex
Ivar
February 8th, 2010 on 5:12 pm
Yeah, the Kumbha Mela will surely be a memorable experience! Have fun, and don’t get lost!
Varun
February 8th, 2010 on 5:14 pm
@Alex - chk out this site http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/02/colorful_india.html
Try to experience as many things as you can from this page
Tijn
February 12th, 2010 on 1:26 am
Nice reading your adventures here (and facebook). I second buzz: picture time enjoy the kumbh mela, in which city/regio is it actually?
peace, grt tijn