February 13, 2015 www.instagram.com/timandglo And so our 12-day adventure in India begins! We took an Air India red-eye flight direct from Shanghai to New Delhi. Our flight was a little delayed, so we only arrived in New Delhi at 3:00 am. We used the prepaid car service inside the arrivals terminal for transportation from the airport to our hotel. This was a mistake! We were charged 1,500 rupees only to find out that we could have used the prepaid taxi service just outside the terminal for 500 rupees. Something to remember for next time! :) We stayed at the New Delhi Railway branch of the Ginger Hotel chain. It's located just 200 meters from the Ajmeri Gate side of the train station, which is convenient for early departures or late arrivals. The hotel is affordable and clean, although the flusher on our toilet didn't work very well. The restaurant has good options for all meals. We want to note that there is a significant amount of noise pollution from the train station - constant honking! If you're a light sleeper, you might want to find a hotel further away from the train station. We only slept for 2.5 hours and were impressed that we managed to stay out and active the whole day. After spending the morning walking around the backpacker-friendly Pahar Ganj neighborhood (on the opposite side of the train station from Ginger Hotel), we pooled our resources with friends to hire a car and driver for the afternoon, which cost 1,800 rupees total for four hours. Hiring a car and driver is definitely the way to go for sightseeing in Delhi, especially if you're short on time like we were. The city is huge, traffic can get very congested, and a car and driver are relatively affordable. Because we got a late start to our driving tour, we only managed to see three tourist sites: Red Fort, Raj Ghat, and India Gate. Raj Ghat was especially beautiful. It's the site of Mahatma Gandhi's final resting place. The park areas at Raj Ghat are lovely! If you're not pressed for time, we recommend taking a picnic and staying for a while. ;) We went to Connaught Place for dinner. The area is filled great restaurants and as well as a famous bakery, Wenger's. We were pretty exhausted by dinner, so we opted to return to the hotel early as opposed to exploring the neighborhood at night. But it looked like a happening place! The next morning, we woke up at 4:30 am to catch our train to Agra, home of Taj Mahal! Looking forward to sharing that vlog! As always, thank you for watching!! And happy travels!! :D Music: YouTube Audio Library

• published: 13 Mar 2015
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