Incredible India – Part 1

My guide through India told me about the India promotion phrase. Of course it’s supposed to mean “awesome, fantastic” but my guide said it also has another two meanings.

Yes, there of course is the incredible India in a positive sense – fantastic world heritage sites like the Taj Mahal or the Jaipur castle. But India can be incredible also in a not so positive fashion – chaotic traffic, extreme gaps between the very rich and the very poor, dust, dirt and pollution. Thirdly there is the aspect of being incredible in the sense of being not credible, e.g. fake goods, fake guides, and whatever else – and you can fake a lot.

During my short but VERY intense trip to India, I experienced all three of those aspects of incredible. Luckily, the fantastic part of incredible wins over the other two

I thought about how to structure my incredible report. Separate the three incredibles? But that would be too one-sided and after all, all incredibles were present every day. I have the feeling they are omnipresent, 365 days a year.

So, I’ll opt for the good old chronological order.

Day 1 – Delhi and a Long Car Ride

My flying times were rather awkward and I arrived in Delhi at around 1 in the morning local time and got to my hotel at 2:30.

I do like adventure to some degree