Procedure To Determine if You Are Ready for an Auto-Rickshaw Ride in Delhi
- Put your mouth around the exhaust tailpipe of a Tata truck
- Inhale.
- If you still have a pulse, then you are ready!
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Yesterday, we spent the day touring Delhi. Delhi has the most tourist attractions out of any city in India, and so there was definitely no shortage of places to visit. The following is a list of what we visited:
- Connaught Place
- Red Fort
- Siskanj Gurdwara
- Jama Masjid
- India Gate
- Bangla Sahib Gurdwara
We used the Delhi Metro (for the first time) for transportation to Old Delhi. I must say that it was quite impressive in that it was the cleanest subway system I've ever used (cleaner than Paris, NYC, Toronto, Monreal). They are definitely making an effort to keep the new Metro in great condition. Food and drink are prohibited from the Metro stations, and this is 100% enforced because all bags must be submitted for a security search upon entrance into the station.
The only problem is the mob mentality that pervades when the subway cars' doors open at each stop. Getting out of the subway car can be quite difficult because the throngs of people rush in immediately without giving you a chance to get out. However, I was told by my cousin that, during peak hours, security staff force people into a queue for entering the subway cars.
Today is our last day in India, and so our trip winds down and comes to a close. It's been an amazing trip full of adventure, but the time has now come to return home and to my family and friends that I have been missing. Apparently there is a ton of snow waiting for me back in Canada, so it will be quite a rough and sharp transition!
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