first night in delhi

hey all.

in delhi, it's almost 1am (fri morn) and i feel like i haven't slept in a week . . . am in a funky little internet cafe writing this . . . some notes:

1. air france has by far the best airline food i've ever eaten . . . 8 hour flight, constant feeding frenzy, free wine (yes, french of course) . . .

2. saw two sunsets and a sunrise out of airplane windows with just one hour on the ground in between . . .

3. delhi is totally polluted, a lethal combination of car/truck exhaust and something human . . . filth hangs in the air like a thick haze . . . eyes burn, throat hurts . . . very nasty.

4. after flying half-way around the world, the most dangerous part of trip was the final 22 kilometers, from airport to my hotel . . . they drive totally crazy here, super aggressive, use horns instead of brakes, no lanes, no rules and to top it off, they drive on left side of road . . .

5. blowing out of here tomorrow (actually today) on the 11:30 express train to agra . . . can only imagine what delhi central train station will be like . . . anticpate a bizarre bazaar . . .

6. by the way and kinda fun trivia, ghandi's picture is on all the (paper) money here, regardless of amount . . . current exchange rate is 43 rupees to the dollar, so its like play money . . .

7. people here seem very friendly and helpful. eager to please.

8. still haven't seen any cows in the streets but what the heck, have only been here for two hours . . . we'll see what tomorrow brings.

good night.