First Impressions: New Delhi, India

December 13

 

1. Smog:  I can taste it.

2. Rubble: this whole city looks like it’s been bombed out.

3. Horns: stop, seriously.  I see you.

4. The smells of India: more varied than Thailand, more pungent than Hong Kong.

5. Trash: everywhere, a lot of it burning, a lot of it rotting, but most of it sitting on the ground waiting a couple million years to biodegrade.

This may sound overwhelmingly negative, but the jury is still out.  And I know that, outside of the Western world, I almost never like a capital city.  Like I said before, I never had any illusions that I would love India.  Time will tell.

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