We've arrived in India and successfully negotiated the initial challenges of getting through Customs (easy!) and meeting up with our guide (no problem). I bought a SIM card at the airport to improve my chances of enjoying internet services on our travels, and we were introduced to our minibus and driver. There was a noticable armed security and military presence around the airport.
It has been a bit of a struggle to get internet going, and to upload photos, but here is my first successfully uploaded shot, showing the full team during our early morning outing to Lodi Gardens this morning. Note the warm tops - it is actually quite cool in the mornings.
It was very smoggy, and the sun rose as a dull red ball into the sky. It is unusually smokey because Delhi is celebrating Dilwali, which means hours of fireworks every night. Huge bangs ring out around our area in the evenings. It can be a bit noisy, with occasional street dogs fights at night, and a builder across the road starting at 3 am because that's the only time he's allowed to park his truck in the street!
More posts soon I hope, flakey internet willing.
