Incredible !ndia: Delhi in the evening

Our first view of Delhi was a bit after midnight from the plane. It looked super bright and lots of lights were blinking. Indira Ghandi airport was big, carpeted, clean and fully packed at 1am. When we got out the hot Delhi air hit us in the face. We had to get squeezed into a taxi to reach the hotel. The taxi driver threw 2 of our suitcases on top of the car and for the whole trip i was wondering how they are not falling down. The streets were quite wide and relatively empty. Usually 50% of the cars followed traffic lights, others ddin't care. There were marked lanes, but our taxi driver was driving in the middle, similar to airplane. And so were many others.

We reached Karol Bagh, the area of the hotel. While roaming around to find the exact street, we saw some people sleeping on the sidewalks. That gave me an interesting feeling. I was surprised how comfortable they looked. They were lying in the midst of such a dirt, but they looked as if they have the most blissful sleep. I noticed a father and a small daughter, hugged together. I felt somehow happy for them, in a very strange way.

We reached the hotel, Sohi residency. In Delhi the words residency and palace have much different meaning than what you would expect. It was already about 2.30am, a very pleasant evening. We went to bed and i thought for a while about those people sleeping outside, just a block away from us. I fell asleep fast after that!