We arrived in India last night. It felt like we were flying "Forever"! It really took a full 24 hours CST to get here between flights and layovers. When we landed in India there was this faint smell of like burned rubber or maybe burned plastic. When we stepped outside the airport the smell was very powerful with so many other smells mixed in. It was 11:30pm. The air was humid and almost choking! The thick haze in the sky made it feel as though there was a ceiling above you even though you were indeed outside. As we walked to our tour bus, I noticed there were no Indian women. Only Indian men. Some of them trying to take our luggage and looking for tips in return. As we got to the road I noticed two stray dogs laying in the middle of the road. Then I remembered what Tony had told us in the Amsterdam airport. Animals in India are sacred. It's a Hindu religious belief. Buses and other vehicles simply drove around them, even coming within inches of the dogs paws. The dog never moves.
It is 9:00am here on Wed morning. We are preparing to visit the Foreign Commercial Office today and tour the city of Old Dehli. This is suppose to be our culture shock. So we are told... More to come!
It is 9:00am here on Wed morning. We are preparing to visit the Foreign Commercial Office today and tour the city of Old Dehli. This is suppose to be our culture shock. So we are told... More to come!
You have'nt even seen Indian women travelers in the airport? Most of those men you see outside would be either porters or cab drivers...it is hard to find women porters or cab drivers!
ReplyDeleteI do remember seeing one group of Indian women travelers in the airport.. but outside the airport and during the evening as we traveled to the hotel I did not see any Indian women at that hour. It was late. Lots of Indian men appeared to be working on the roadways, etc.
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