"Dillliiiii"

Capital of my country... Delhi... am really impressed with it... especially the metro service... feels like heaven... getting into the comfy air conditioned smooth moving rail bogies... cant really call it a bogie... sounds too down market for a classy compartment... yup but getting back to the point... its a relief to get in it to shield yourself from the sweltering sun...and yes Delhi is terribly hot....I had been for a friends wedding there and had a few hours to explore the city by myself... Its a huge city unlike Bombay where places are in a straight line... well almost... you just have to go a little round the pot holes ;)

I went to Janpath... a better version of the extinct Fashion Street... and it was such an amazing experience to have the escalators of the station ending up on the streets... I might be sounding like this village girl whose come to the city and is in awe with everything she sees... I have been around a few places in europe...{I am trying not to show off ;)} but never seen in it "apun ka india" So I am little amazed and extremely proud... Janpath is a nice place to shop... You have all the brands and the export surplus stuff , chunky junky jewelllery and footwear and bags... So a shoppers paradise if you know how to bargain right...

And a stark contrast in the transport of the city... theres metro rail and there are the cycle rickshaws... drawn by these tanned old/young men... I felt real sorry for them... but thats their way of life... it was a fun ride though... in the cycle rickshaw... almost like a ghoda gaadi one ;)

The wedding was a small affair unlike the jazzy delhi weddings... but the enthu was the same amongst all... visited the beauty parlours... and saw that all the brides (there were quite some weddings on the same day) wore their lehenga in the same way... it was red with different embroidery and extremelyyyyy heavy... my friend had a tough time managing it... and one more thing... even the kids were made to put make up and iron their hair... and i am talking about 3-5 year olds!!!!

and how could I forget... delhi markets... you get good stuff with all the saree shops saying that this is mr/ms x's copied design (x being a famous fashion designer)... and the foood... the best way to eat good is to visit these small dhabas... and mannnnn the foood is heavenly... the kababs , parathas... my mouths watering again just think in about it... wish we could have more chicken roll thelas as pav bhaji ones in bombay...

Wondering when my Bombay/ Mumbai (in case some shiv sainiks supporters reading this) will look as classy and when travelling in the locals will be as comfy as in the metro... hope hope hope... thats all we live on...