Made it!

Arrived safely in New Delhi last night after 15 hours in the air.  The flight went by pretty quick since we slept for a good chunk of it.  We attempted to stay up late on the plane to try and start adjusting to the time change but didn’t do very well—I guess there’s only so many bad movies you can sit through before finally falling asleep!  Although it was dark out when we took off from Chicago it wasn’t long that it became light out again as we flew north-east over the arctic. 

Despite anticipating a good deal of chaos, getting to the hotel proved to be quite an experience!  Even though our pre-arranged taxi said they knew where the hotel was, there is of course a bit of a language barrier, so needless to say we ended up asking a few of the locals for directions to our hotel.  Most of them were nice, and finally we were pointed in the right direction. 

Also, we were amazed to learn that there are really no driving lanes in India, you basically just drive where you need to.  There were a number of times where it felt like we were playing “chicken” with oncoming traffic; we were definitely holding our breath for most of the 30 minute trip, especially considering the seatbelts were out of order . . . . .

Today (Friday), we are just going to relax and try to get adjusted to the time change, plan out our trip to the Taj Mahal, and take a well-needed break, for it won’t be long where that will not be an option for days at a time.

Take care, and we’ll be back soon!

 

 

 

 

 

Sunrise over New Delhi