We let ourselves sleep in for a change. Jenn and I did some researching online for our next destination (we've decided that Varanasi is too far, and after last night, we're also seeking something a little more tranquil). We've decided on Rishikesh. With its large Buddhist population and all of the meditation and yoga there, we're hoping that it will be a good choice.
After a leisurely breakfast with Chris and Emily, the four of us headed off on the metro in search of the Red Fort. The metro system is actually very efficient here (unlike everyone other method of transportation we've tried here so far). And - a pleasant surprise - it has air conditioning! The only real down-side to taking the metro is the inability to move, once you're on the car. I was initially worried that I might not be able to reach the bar to support myself from where I was, but as more and more people kept pouring in after us, it quickly became apparent that I wouldn't even have enough room to bend my arms, let alone fall down.
Red Fort was nice. It it had been the first fort that we'd seen on this trip, we probably would have been very impressed, but we just realized today that we've been to a fort in every city we've stayed in so far and we're officially forted out. I don't even think I took any pictures of this fort. Whoops.
After Red Fort, we headed to the Ghandi Memorial - mostly because the landmark was identified as a tourist attraction on our map. The statue probably wasn't worth the couple hours we spent walking in the heat to see it, but the park that it was in was a very welcome change from the noisy, dirty, and smelly streets of Dehli.
Dehli is definitely the dirtiest place I've ever visited. Just today I was walking behind someone who, after finishing their 7-up, threw the bottle to the side of the road. I rarely see any garbage cans anywhere here, so I'm pretty certain that everyone just throws their garbage on the streets. There are literally piles of garbage bordering the roads here. With that being said, I'm sure you can imagine the smells that would accompany this description.
We've only just arrived in Dehli last night, but we've already had enough. We're leaving on an overnight train to Rishikesh tomorrow.
After a leisurely breakfast with Chris and Emily, the four of us headed off on the metro in search of the Red Fort. The metro system is actually very efficient here (unlike everyone other method of transportation we've tried here so far). And - a pleasant surprise - it has air conditioning! The only real down-side to taking the metro is the inability to move, once you're on the car. I was initially worried that I might not be able to reach the bar to support myself from where I was, but as more and more people kept pouring in after us, it quickly became apparent that I wouldn't even have enough room to bend my arms, let alone fall down.
Red Fort was nice. It it had been the first fort that we'd seen on this trip, we probably would have been very impressed, but we just realized today that we've been to a fort in every city we've stayed in so far and we're officially forted out. I don't even think I took any pictures of this fort. Whoops.
After Red Fort, we headed to the Ghandi Memorial - mostly because the landmark was identified as a tourist attraction on our map. The statue probably wasn't worth the couple hours we spent walking in the heat to see it, but the park that it was in was a very welcome change from the noisy, dirty, and smelly streets of Dehli.
Dehli is definitely the dirtiest place I've ever visited. Just today I was walking behind someone who, after finishing their 7-up, threw the bottle to the side of the road. I rarely see any garbage cans anywhere here, so I'm pretty certain that everyone just throws their garbage on the streets. There are literally piles of garbage bordering the roads here. With that being said, I'm sure you can imagine the smells that would accompany this description.
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| This is actually a picture taken in Jodhpur by accident. I didn't think to take a picture of the garbage in Dehli at the time, but it was quite a bit more substantial than this. |
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