odd-but i love the Delhi...
by shalin
odd-but i love the Delhi roads!Delhi's a circular city(and a very huge one!),so it's impossible to get lost!The roads are well maintained(although not well lit)and there are signs everywhere.Quite an experience!lol:) Dilli Haat-Here's where you can find numerous kitsch items from Indian states at the cheapest rates!Beaded bags,junk jewellery,crockery and wooden items are just a few of the choices!..
Oh,did I mention the delicious food?!:)Take your pick-eat Kashmiri,Goan,Punjabi,Maharashtrian or Assamese today-and then come back tomorrow to eat the rest!!!:)
National Museum - Located on...
by husain
National Museum - Located on Janpath, National museum is one of the treasure houses of the our glorious past. The museum has a large collection of excavated items many of which date back to 2nd and 3rd century B.C. The museum has separate section for the Harrapa (Indus valley civilisation) collection. Recently the museum added a very interesting section of Jewellery collection. Apart from the regular sections the museum has regular exhibition on different themes. Information about any such exhibition can be obtained from the museum itself or from the tourist offices. A daily film show is organised in the auditorium of the museum and it is closed on Monday.
National Rail Museum - National Rail Museum is located In Chanakya Puri. It is unique in its collection of rail engines and locomotives. India was among the countries which had railway lines since 19th century. The locomotives in the museums are displayed in open. But they also have a small in house museum which gives the details of the progress and development in the history of railway in India.
Aggressive camel jockeys
by NedHopkins
Just over the Hapur Bypass, a bridge over the Yamuna River, I asked my tuk-tuk driver to stop so I could get a picture of these camels. After I took my shot, someone approached the tuk-tuk and demanded 100 rupees. I didn't know he had some connection to the riders; he must have, because when I refused the four camels boxed us in. They held us captive for a couple of minutes. The riders' audacity angered me; I said 'No money!,' my driver said something (in Hindi I assume); and the camels moved off.
Indian outfits
by uglyscot about Fabrindia
The shop has all kinds of Indian garments, long and short kurta, with short or longer sleeves; shawls etc. Kurta.
These are available in cotton or silk or a mixture. The designs are very nice. from under a 1000 rupees to more. We bought one for 767 rupees and a classier one for 1367 rupees, as gifts for our daughters.
Local Buses
by illumina
We took local bus 505 from New Delhi Railway Station out to the Qutb Minar, which proved to be very easy, convenient and above all cheap - only 10 rupees each way! You're surrounded by daily life, people commuting to work, and children to school, sellers of food and all sorts of other commodities leaping on and off!
I found it a really good way to get out into the outskirts of the city, and a good way to see the people of Delhi at the same time.
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