Like the big cities in China, India's capital Delhi is full of contrasts. Expensive malls versus small street shops, foodstalls versus high quality hip restaurants, tatas and rickshaws versus government ambassadors and a modern subway, narrow streets versus the stretched grounds of the baby Taj Mahal (Humayuns' tomb), India versus Britain, Hindus versus Moslims, rich versus poor, men versus women (subway cars are separate!).
Let's add a touch of Dutch...cycling the old city!
Although by far not as intense, smelly or crowded as Varanasi, cycling in Delhi stimulates all your senses. A chicken's head is being chopped off on your left, goat pooping on the right, STOP....sacred cow in front of your bike, TOOOOTOOOT, tuktuk tries to pass you in a too narrow street. DUCK!, loose hanging electricity wires....SNEEZE! Passing the spice market... It is a lot of fun though.
Wanna try it yourself: www.delhibycycle.com
Found some great restaurants in Delhi as well.
- Olive (Hamptons' chique in Delhi)
- Karim's (devine Mughal cuisine since 1913...mutton for breakfast...)
- Altitude in the posh Kham market (salads that do not give you a Delhi-belly)
- L'Opera (delicious coffee and treats)
- Veda (try the spicy prawns!)
- Lodi Garden restaurant (in Delhi's "Central Park")
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Location:Delhi, India
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