India!! 27th May 2006

Arriving in Delhi, the airport was simple and had some comfy chairs that we snoozed on while waiting for the airport bus to town to start. At 5.30am we where on our way to the hostel we had been recommended to us by Jo, a short walk from where the bus dropped us.
Scam No.1: A bogus 'doorman' advises us they where full. We where aware of this scam but battered from a long journey and the physical fact that the man was very large in a very small doorway, relunctantly we aloud oursleves to be sheparded around Delhi to a 'travel agency'. Scam No.2: The man can't tell us any useful info on how we get out of Delhi, the only way seems to buy a tour from him! We look on the bright side we could do with a relaxing holiday after hectic China and book something that is within our budget - a week in Kashmir on a house boat. There was a bus leaving from the bus station (that he doesn't know about - funny eh?) that morning, we spent 5h in Delhi and off we where to Srinager. While we waited in the office for departure he offered us a free(?) tour of Delhi, the sites where impressive some big red buildings, temples, arches and long roads. It was good to have this tour by car as it allowed us to get our first glimpses of the country that would be hosting us for at least the next 6mths.