Visiting Delhi

Visit Delhi: 4 Days in Hell and Heaven

I was told: “India is the country of contrasts”, it is certain that the capital reflects these oppositions well. To visit Delhi is to be destabilized, by your emotions between uneasiness and well-being. New Delhi, a city that will drive you crazy or in love.

There is no city in the world that can both disgust and amaze you except Delhi. Of course, you will look for the positive during your stay in India. However, if you come across things that are not from your world, that is to say from your tidy little life, do not run away. We must accept this disgust, to understand that this negative vibration is beneficial for appreciating India at its true value. In the bad he has good and in the good he has bad. Be pragmatic and move forward in your discovery of the city. Don’t trust your senses when it comes to smells, or noise, or your hosts spitting on the ground or even seeing dead animals on the side of the road.

Visit Delhi gently and courageously

Delhi is an anthill that gets kicked every day. I spent 4 days in hell and heaven to learn again to live in a different way. So if you turn a blind eye at the first unrest in another city in the world, don’t come, you will feel too bad. On the other hand, if you manage to surpass yourself and overcome your fears, you will have made progress in your personal development and you will have the added bonus of having access to magical places. With New Delhi, what madness to want to leave alone like me, but what a pleasure to succeed in this adventure!

 

Visiting Delhi is both: paradise and hell on earth. For what ? I don’t know. That’s how it is, even Indians don’t ask themselves the question because this life is normal.

Where to get your bearings to start?

My advice for visiting Delhi is to start with the worst. Take accommodation (hotel, guest house or Indian family) on the “main bazaar” street opposite Delhi railway station and prepare for the shock. An electrocution will run through your body to become one with the atmosphere of the city around you. Between alleys that will remind you of the worst horror films, the disgusting hygiene of the Indians, and the smells of dead dogs, you will vomit. Nice, right? but this feeling is mine. What will yours be?

 

Visit Delhi in family accommodation

Did the paragraph before scare you? It’s voluntary, but don’t leave, the best is always to come because life is well done. We don’t only experience misfortunes and horrible things. Death is totally integrated into the daily life of Indians. Here we live to love, to share and to help. As for me, I helped, I was helped, and I shared incredible moments with his people. I loved those who surrounded me and gave me priceless memories. They have none of the attitude of the capitalist European but they have everything we don’t have.

Be respectful, no comments or thoughts about their hygiene, or their way of eating while sitting on the floor when you are invited to the table. Dip the naan in the dal or in the various vegetarian or non-vegan preparations, and enjoy. No misconceptions, it’s spicy, or spicy. But fortunately northern India and Delhi are shy about chili, so you’ll get used to it too. If you have chosen hotel and restaurant mode, you will not have to undergo or live this experience described in the few lines above. Read the article on tips and tricks for traveling in India.

 

Acclimatizing to your environment

After taking this accommodation as per your requirements, you may encounter garlands of Indians accosting you for a few rupees to take from you. Souvenir sellers, tuk tuks, touts for tourist agencies, street vendors, taxi cabs… “No” will often be your word of choice, but you will also have to accept living with this word on your lips every day. Indians have a very particular relationship with money because it is lacking. Unlike us, they do not have this “European” self-assurance, so they are very rupee hunters.

Visit New Delhi for its paradises hidden in hell

Since I’ve already set the exciting scene, I’m going to move on to what will do you good. If you have read this far, you are interested in visiting New Delhi. Alright, here are two of my favorite spots in Delhi:

Lotus temple: to do in the morning because there are schools coming. The students are very funny and enjoy talking with you and have fun shouting or raising their hands in the air when you take their picture.

The tomb of Safdrajang: A tomb which is worth the detour to learn about Mughal history.

BOOK YOUR TICKET TO DELHI

To come to Delhi, I recommend these 4 companies at very affordable prices:

• Air india      (Direct to Delhi from Paris, but the site is all in English or Hindi)
• Jet Airways (1 stopover in Mumbai departing from Paris, site in French: top and inexpensive)
• Emirates     (1 Stopover in Dubai departing from Paris, site in French: moderately high quality and price)
• Etihad Airways (1 Stopover in Abu Dhabi, departing from Paris, site in French: moderately high quality and price)

Don’t take the others, you will have surprises, and I know what I’m talking about. (lost baggage, supplements…)

In the store, find my EBOOK on India, and otherwise, you can buy one of these books:

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