My hotel looses power about three or four times day, leaving me to type at night in the dark by the light of my battery charged MacBook screen. Can't upload, of course, because the internet is down.
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Yesterday, we took the Delhi metro into the heart of the city. The Delhi metro is amazing - comparable to the London Underground, except twice the volume of people at any given hour, or so it seems. It certainly wasn't around the last two times I was in India, and I'm sure it has done much to propel India towards the fasting growing middle class in the world. It was clean, efficient and high security was everywhere - it is assumed to be a major target for terrorist.
I felt like a bee in a massive beehive, with floors of underground layers and people swarming everywhere with a total sense of direction and purpose. It was a wonderful adventure, and to step into the clean, air conditioned, "Women Only" coach was a welcomed reprieve from the hot oppressive heat blanketing the New Delhi area.
It is a good place to observe people, and my biggest observation is how much they have taken on western clothing. At least half if not more of the population riding the metro was dressed no different from anybody on the subways in New York or London. Young women in t-shirts and jeans is not uncommon. The rest in more or less "traditional" clothing, with pants, tunic and scarf being most prevalent, with just a smattering of saris here and there!! Men were even more apt to be in western clothing with very little traditional garb. Cellphones and iPods are ubiquitous!
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I felt like a bee in a massive beehive, with floors of underground layers and people swarming everywhere with a total sense of direction and purpose. It was a wonderful adventure, and to step into the clean, air conditioned, "Women Only" coach was a welcomed reprieve from the hot oppressive heat blanketing the New Delhi area.
It is a good place to observe people, and my biggest observation is how much they have taken on western clothing. At least half if not more of the population riding the metro was dressed no different from anybody on the subways in New York or London. Young women in t-shirts and jeans is not uncommon. The rest in more or less "traditional" clothing, with pants, tunic and scarf being most prevalent, with just a smattering of saris here and there!! Men were even more apt to be in western clothing with very little traditional garb. Cellphones and iPods are ubiquitous!
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