I met many travelers who had similar or even worse experiences in Delhi. I have to state that the touristy sights are beautiful and the city has amzing areas, but my experience was so negative that I don't plan to go back there in the close future. I don't want to offend anybody because I noticed some get offended if I say I didn't like Delhi, but this is how I feel and if my feelings and negative experiences are affending anybody, I don't know what to do about that.
Day 1
It
started with a crazy taxi ride from the aiport to Delhi, with a driver
who opened my door in every two minutes while he was driving with
120km/h. It was a crazy experience for sure. P.S. no seat belts.
India gate
I
had awful CouchSurfing experiences with a guy asking for sex in
exchange, so I moved to Zostel. Had to buy new clothes right after
arriving because people were staring at my legs like I was walking
around naked, it was quite creepy trust me.
I
learned on my first day that in India everybody is late. Always. Oh,
you arrived after 6 hours? Totally fine, they don't care but they buy
you dosai for lunch and that's okay.
dosai, my favorite dish
Male
friends will take you out for dinner, wanting you to pay for them, then
act like they are your boyfriend. Or even take you to somewhere you
don't want to go, after an exhausting day they promise to take you back
to your hostel but taking advantage of your non-existent hindi knowledge
they end up bringing you to some awful temple where people are chanting
like they are mad. Oh not to mention it took more than an hour just to
go there.
Day 2
I
ended up going out alone, because my friend didn't show up and I didn't
come to India to sit in a lobby for 5-6 hours every day waiting for
someone I don't even know.
Took
a rikshaw to the metro station but the guy took me to some tourist
office, telling me that I have to pre-buy the metro tickets there. But
the person in the office tried to organise me whole day trip in Delhi,
then he thought I'm so stupid that he can sell me Delhi-Agra-Delhi train
tickets for 300 USD!Then they didn't want to tell me where the next
metro station is, trying to get me back in the same rikshaw that took me
there before.
streets of Old Delhi
I
just kept walking when a guy came up to me, saying Namaste and he
helped me to the metro. Turned out we were both heading to Old Delhi so
he showed me how to go to the Red Fort.
Inside the Red Fort
Then
he found me again, actually I can imagine him waiting outside for two
and a half hour... He showed me how to get to Jama Masjid.
Visiting there was the worst idea of my life ever. It's noting special
but very expensive. Inside a kid started to pull my sleeves begging for
2000 rupees (!), then a guy started to follow me, people were staring,
it made me so uncomfortable that I left after 5 minutes. While I was
taking my shoes back a bunch of guys gathered around me, taking my
photos, then they kept following me on my way back, one even touched my
butt! I ran to the policemen on the corner but he did nothing. Then I went to two female who looked like they belong to the army but they said they can1t do anything because those men weren't Indian because Indian men don't act like that.
Akshardam
Day 3
was
actually wonderful. I gave up all my plans and just deicded to go with
the flow. (I know I should do that since the beginning, doh!) I ate a
whole watermelon for breakfast, then slept until afternoon and visited
the Lotus Temple with my roommate, who's the most awsome Indian girl I
met (and trust me, Indian girls are very cool). The Lotus Temple is the
opposite of Delhi. It's the calmest place in the middle of never ending
traffic noise, yelling and honking. I always have trouble with
meditation but there I just closed my eyes and disappeared somewhere for
40 minutes and I came back as a whole new person.
Later we went out to drink and I drank like 6 cocktails, all for free because a nice guy wanted to get rid of his rupees before leaving. Thank you!
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