Day 64 - New Delhi
Friday, October 22, 2010
Monday 11th October
Day 8 - Commonwealth Games
Today I had a full day off the Commonwealth Games. I had planned to spend it sightseeing, using the 'Hop On, Hop Off' bus, but I wasn't feeling well when I woke up (I'd been feeling lousy the past few days actually). Showers and food always make one feel better, so after doing the first I headed out to Khan Market for the second.
Khan Market really has become my second home - it's no wonder it's so popular with the ex-pat and diplomatic community. I went back to Cafe Oz for breakfast for some familiarity, but then returned straight back home via tuk-tuk (probably not the best idea to be choking in the smog and pollution when I wasn't feeling well to begin with!)
I spent the rest of the day in my hotel room, watching the Games' coverage on TV (there was a snippet of the India vs PNG match, for last place) and spent an hour on the internet at the internet cafe near my hotel. I ordered take-away from the Chinese restaurant opposite, which was delicious. This was where I discovered the concept of 'fried honey potato' - effectively French fries coated in a honey batter with sesame seeds. Whilst waiting for my food, a Scotsman in a kilt (but living in Australia) stopped me, as he had noticed the (fake) Commonwealth Games t-shirt I was wearing. He wanted to know where I'd purchased it, as there was no seemingly no merchandise available anywhere in the city. I advised him (like I'd advised many, many people) that I purchased it at Janpath Market, but that they only had one design and one size (and it certainly wasn't going to fit him). He told me that the reason why official merchandise was unavailable was because the police had prevented the Games' from selling it!! So there must be huge warehouses somewhere with millions of pieces of merchandise, that all of us tourists are dying to buy, yet will end up being destroyed!
Oh - one funny thing I saw on the TV whilst I was waiting for my take-away: "Sorry Sir, we can't seem to find anything wrong with you, we're going to diagnose you with 'Symptom Deficiency Disorder'.
Day 8 - Commonwealth Games
Today I had a full day off the Commonwealth Games. I had planned to spend it sightseeing, using the 'Hop On, Hop Off' bus, but I wasn't feeling well when I woke up (I'd been feeling lousy the past few days actually). Showers and food always make one feel better, so after doing the first I headed out to Khan Market for the second.
Khan Market really has become my second home - it's no wonder it's so popular with the ex-pat and diplomatic community. I went back to Cafe Oz for breakfast for some familiarity, but then returned straight back home via tuk-tuk (probably not the best idea to be choking in the smog and pollution when I wasn't feeling well to begin with!)
I spent the rest of the day in my hotel room, watching the Games' coverage on TV (there was a snippet of the India vs PNG match, for last place) and spent an hour on the internet at the internet cafe near my hotel. I ordered take-away from the Chinese restaurant opposite, which was delicious. This was where I discovered the concept of 'fried honey potato' - effectively French fries coated in a honey batter with sesame seeds. Whilst waiting for my food, a Scotsman in a kilt (but living in Australia) stopped me, as he had noticed the (fake) Commonwealth Games t-shirt I was wearing. He wanted to know where I'd purchased it, as there was no seemingly no merchandise available anywhere in the city. I advised him (like I'd advised many, many people) that I purchased it at Janpath Market, but that they only had one design and one size (and it certainly wasn't going to fit him). He told me that the reason why official merchandise was unavailable was because the police had prevented the Games' from selling it!! So there must be huge warehouses somewhere with millions of pieces of merchandise, that all of us tourists are dying to buy, yet will end up being destroyed!
Oh - one funny thing I saw on the TV whilst I was waiting for my take-away: "Sorry Sir, we can't seem to find anything wrong with you, we're going to diagnose you with 'Symptom Deficiency Disorder'.
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