Arrival in Delhi

10.22.12

Got into Delhi at 4:30 am. It was a horrible trip. The streets outside are chaotic. Beggars sleep in the middle of the sidewalk and packs of big yellow dogs roam the streets or lie around near rubbish piles looking half dead, with flies circling their heads. If you're in a rickshaw and it stops at a light, beggar children immediately dash up to you and grab your leg or put their heads on your lap while talking quickly in a language you can't understand, but recognize is a plea for food and money.

My nose burns from the smell of urine and burning trash. You have to watch your step or you get sucked into mysterious brown puddles, fall into holes in the street, risk getting hit by oncoming traffic, find your arm grabbed by touts who want to lead you somewhere, or trip over dogs. I've done all of the aforementioned.

I'm staying in a windowless room that looks like a cage and smells like musky BO. there are mysterious burn marks in the sheets.

My day was less than exciting as I spent 2.5 hours at the train station waiting to buy a ticket to Amritsar. I'll head to Amritsar, then meet up with an Israeli girl I met here in Delhi in Dharamsala, the home-in-exile of the Dalai Llama. The plan is to escape to the mountains for some trekking until I need to be back here in 2 weeks time.