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Old Jun 22nd, 2004, 20:40   #1
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Delhi - the beauty and the beast

being in delhi is an experience!

it`s big, it`s smelly, it`s loud, it`s a beauty...it`s ALIFE!

catching an autoricshaw and driving to any place is just cracy...or the purest joy.
wandering around connaught place you see the most ellegant shops and the poorest people you can emagine. some of them are deep in my heart and after spending some hours out there and being back in my room and thinking about them i can`t avoid feeling some tears roling down my cheeks.
met some indiamikers here. some of the finest people i ever met. and if they would also choose me to be their friend...i already have.
got delhi belly. coudn`t hardly leave my room for 3 days and spent most of the time sitting on the toilet, was happy that i had my own., or lying in bed. drank lot`s of lemon soda (a tip from an indiamiker) and coke and it really helps. a very nice monk promised to pray for me.
had my fights with autorickshaw and taxi drivers , got cheated,
met a guy i met 4 weeks ago in frankfurt at the airport, met another guy i met in mc leod ganj who got droped some shit on his shoe and actually wanted to pay 50 r after having it cleaned from the same shoe shine man, couldn`t keep my mouth shut and interfered, got my ears cleaned , and so on...

i actually think i could live here for some time.

DELHI, my bigest love in india so far.

PS: i feel i want to dive even deeper into india and think it will help if i stop being online every day.
at one of the next days i will leave delhi and then stop posting on indiamike.com for some time.
but as long as i`m here i will have a look and if there are some responses i will answer.

all the best

martin
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Old Jun 22nd, 2004, 20:48   #2
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Old Jun 22nd, 2004, 21:15   #3
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Hey! Sounds like you're having fun! - except for the days spent sitting on the toilet! :-( I suppose it's all part of the experience! (though it's a part of it I'm really hoping to avoid when I head over there in just over 2 weeks time!)

I know what you mean with going offline for a while. I have no intention of visiting the cyber world when I'm over there. Half the point of being there is to just disappear from all that sort of thing. I plan to leave computers, mobile phones etc. behind and just immerse myself in India!

Enjoy the rest of your stay!! How long are you there?

Oh! and do you know what dodgy food/drink you consumed to cause the Delhi Belly or can't it be pin-pointed??
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Old Jun 22nd, 2004, 21:20   #4
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i feel i want to dive even deeper into india and think it will help if i stop being online every day.
at one of the next days i will leave delhi and then stop posting on indiamike.com for some time.
I understand your sentiment but do come back soon - I love to read your honest and open accounts of your travels and am sure many others do too!

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Old Jun 22nd, 2004, 22:29   #5
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Ok freemanx you've got a 30 day leave pass after which I'm afraid you'll have to report in about all the wonderful experiences you had in the south!!

Happy Traveling!!
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Old Jun 22nd, 2004, 22:31   #6
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Give us a little love, freemanx. We're all struggling addicts over here.
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Old Jun 23rd, 2004, 13:54   #7
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Thanks for your 'fine people' comment and more Thanks for calling us your friends, and Thanks also for extending the invitation to meet in Germany.

You always have friends to meet-up in Delhi should you choose to return anytime

I will be pleased to be of whatever help I can.

All the best to you your future trips and do keep us posted as soon as you choose to be on-line again.

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Old Jun 23rd, 2004, 22:51   #8
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maybe you get a chance to visit me here in germany when you re back ...
hey, thanks Paan Wallah,
thats a good idea! ether i come to your place or you come to cologne! thats a deal.

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Enjoy the rest of your stay!! How long are you there?
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Oh! and do you know what dodgy food/drink you consumed to cause the Delhi Belly or can't it be pin-pointed??
Mercedes,
what a lovely name btw,
i will be here for half a year, maybe longer.
after doing a bit of researche, while sitting on the loo i came to the conclusion that it can only be the french fries i ate that day at wimpys they looked pretty dark, so as if the oil was very old they where fried in.

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Ok freemanx you've got a 30 day leave pass after which I'm afraid you'll have to report in about all the wonderful experiences you had in the south!!
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I understand your sentiment but do come back soon - I love to read your honest and open accounts of your travels and am sure many others do too!
Rab, Cyber,
gimme more please
actually, i don`t think i can live long without indiamike but i want to try anyway.
but one thing`s for shure: that i`ll come back

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Old Jun 24th, 2004, 02:16   #9
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Hi Martin...
all the best for your trip to south.
I'm back in Delhi and neck deep in work...
sorry to hear about Delhi Belly..but its part of the India package and gald to hear that it was not due to Indian Rum and Paranthas we had.
where are you now?
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Old Jun 24th, 2004, 03:50   #10
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As long as I don't stay in Connaught circle, I am good for several days in Delhi. something about walking around that thing that makes me crazy, and I have to get outa dodge!
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You described delhi well, im glad you have teh spirit and courage to jump into the india experience. Enjoy my friend.
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Old Jun 24th, 2004, 07:48   #12
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Hey Martin, the only time I got sick in India was after eating at Wimpy's

Maybe eating there acts as a sort of "vaccination", and you'll be fine for the rest of your trip!

Have fun. We're all awaiting your return to IM.
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Old Jun 24th, 2004, 07:55   #13
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that s fast food

a friend of mine got so sick after eating at mcdonald s here in germany....

there s so much slow food on earth!!!
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Old Jun 24th, 2004, 17:33   #14
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Thanks a lot Lobo and Slowbus!

Paan Wallah,
maybe you cook some slow food for us, when we meet in germany?

Vinay,
see you tonight!

booked my train ticked today, will leave tomorrow night
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Old Aug 28th, 2004, 04:53   #15
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Was in India last October; returning in 3 weeks' time (can't wait!). Stayed in Delhi for a total of 4 days (used it as my base) - well, how does one describe New Delhi. Billions of faces, billions of varying descriptions of transport, farm animals crossing mind-numbingly busy streets, cows, goats, beggars, lepers, you name it New Delhi has it... dusty, polluted, humid, noisy, loud - a city that tests your patience to the nth degree!!

But . . .

. . . but I loved New/Old Delhi. Just sitting in one of those little curry joints off of Connaught Square, eating some channa chat, some rice, nan, ice-cold water, listening to all the accents, looking at a baffling array of faces and bodies, smelling the aroma that makes India so tantalising . . . the spices, the twang of a sitar - JUST EVERYTHING... the bizarre and the baffling - that is New Delhi . . . THAT is India!! And I love it!!
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