Day 0 – Bangalore à
Delhi
Honestly, I was nervous
while boarding the Airport shuttle in Bangalore. This was my first solo trip
too far away and for a long time too. And Hindi is a complete no-no. But, the
nervousness transformed into a sense of excitement as soon as I entered the
airport. Watching the red-orange horizon, flying from Bangalore filled me with a newfound passion to live the next 4 days to the fullest, come what may.
As soon as I got down in
Delhi, took the metro to my hotel. But the hotel duly rejected my booking
citing their business quarrels with OYO. Oyo customer care was not helpful
either. They told me they would modify my booking to a hotel 10km away. It was
already 11 P.M then. I spoke to the hotel and paid for one night's stay.
Thankfully there was one bed left in Zostel for the next day. I blocked it
right away. Delhi was freezing cold and I didn’t even care to change my jeans.
Day 1 – Delhi:
Thoughts about Delhi: I
am surprised that they still have cycle rickshaws at places and the battery-operated rickshaws don’t sit well with cosmopolitan cities in my opinion. Delhi
seemed more like a tourist place and a place of administration rather than a metro
city. From what I enquired, industrial and technological developments are
hugely concentrated around Delhi in the NCR regions and not Delhi per se. Also one interesting
observation I noticed was men in Delhi were more receptive to the idea of free rides to women than the men I have seen in other cities. They seem to be more
aware of the reason and logic behind these sops. Also, everyone, I spoke with
unanimously supported the AAP government.
My first stop was to the
Rashtrapati Bhavan for which I have pre-booked my visit online. They take us
through a guided tour inside the house, museum, and gardens through any of the
circuits which we have opted already. You can also visit the change of guard
ceremony if your date of visit falls in their schedule. My second stop was to
the Parliament of India. It is overwhelming to acknowledge that the Tamil Nadu MPs are
actually responding to the mails we send them and courteous to arrange for a show
around pass for the parliament with absolutely zero political connections.
Going through strict security protocols, we (a bunch of people with me) were
toured to the LS, RS houses and joint sitting house. Also, we were able to
stroll around the iconic pillared lounge of the parliament.
For the afternoon I have
booked with Delhi tourism’s sightseeing program and joined with 3 more people
from Kashmir. We stopped at Red fort and took photos at the background of the
500rs note backside’s original location(Lahori gate of Red fort). Next, we moved to Rajghat and then
finally to Humayun’s tomb. We drove past the India Gate and I finally reached
Zostel for the night. I had a sound sleep for almost 10 hours skipping dinner
and the recreational activities that were happening in Zostel.
Insta story of the trip: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17912549824382823/
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