Delhi has a fabulous Metro system that totally kicks SF's BART's @$$. It allows one to easily see sights and visit the outer burbs of Delhi, which I wanted to do to find a particular museum one afternoon.
A wee more packed than BART.
Busy Rajiv Chowk station, where the Blue and Yellow lines meet. Reminded me a bit of Shinjuku station in Tokyo.
Another great sign detailing punishable Metro offenses and their associated fines.
I was intrigued by a little blurb I read in Lonely Planet about kushti wrestling (traditional Indian wrestling), and I set out one morning to try to find an akhara (training center)...lo and behold, I got horrifically lost and few locals seemed to know where Chandigirang actually was. (BTW, it was during this hunt that I realized that almost all Indians seem to think that any distance greater than 1 km is impossible to traverse on human power alone. :-) Walking, which I love to do because you see so much more, is not a favored mode of transportation here!).
I happened to be walking up an incline that started to curve around to my right, and I started to get a little doubtful of the direction I was headed. A man pulled up next to me on his motorcycle and asked where I was going, because the path I was on led to a much bigger highway-type thoroughfare. After speaking with him for several minutes, and against all sensible advice given to solo female travelers, I agreed to hop on his motorbike to find this akhara.
We did eventually find Chandigirang, and I met one of the wrestlers there (big men indeed), but alas, I would have to return either at 7 AM or 7 PM to watch a training session. So, I was then treated to a great motorcycle ride across the Yamuna River (it felt GREAT to ride helmet-less and experience Delhi traffic on a motorbike!) and a tasty, spicy snack from a street vendor, thanks to kind, generous Arshad S. of Delhi. Thank you so much, Arshad, for a fabulous morning and for maintaining my faith in the goodness of humanity!!! O:-)
That same afternoon, I set out to find a museum that I'd been very keen on seeing. It took a long Metro ride and the boarding of several wrong buses to find it (mysteriously, there are MULTIPLE Bus #764s that apparently follow completely different routes), but it was totally worth it!!
I had no idea toilets were this old!!!
Some very ornate loos:
A loo fit for a king:
For those times when your arms just need to rest somewhere (!):
My favorite loo of all, because I love multifunctional furniture:
This was a very fun and full day in Delhi!
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