Never, in the history of the world, has one city so completely soured such an enchanting (supposedly) country more than Delhi has soured India. Upon arriving we all quickly learned that it was best to get out of Delhi and experience "real" India. So, we headed for the hills and had a wonderful two weeks in Kashmir and Ladakh. While thoroughly enjoying our time in northern India, Lucy and I felt that the magic of India was somehow lost on us. It was as if India were hiding herself from us behind a veil of pollution, noise, and crowds of pushy people. While we may not have given India as much of a chance as we could/should have, it has became apparent in our three weeks here that India just hasn't captured our imagination the way we expected. The scenery of Kashmir was amazing and the warmth and hospitality of the Ladakhi people was the warmest either of have ever experienced and we know that there must be many more equally incredible things that India has to offer in her extensive crown of jewels. However, as our time here went on we couldn't help feeling that there was something that was clouding (literally) our desire to continue on exploring this massively diverse country. Upon returning from the beautiful mountain city of Leh in "Little Tibet", we realized what was impeading our desire to continue on in India...Delhi! They say smell is the closest sense related to memory, and man does Delhi smell! The smells of this city permeate everything so much so that I dont know that I can eat anything remotely Indian without thinking of the hot, steamy, sour smell of Delhi. Everytime I go for food all I can think of is how much I could go for some noodles, or Pho, or anything other than dahl and rice. As goes your belly, goes your mind, so naturally our thoughts turned to further down our itinerary to Southeast Asia and its plentiful noodles and strong culinary tradition. To say nothing of the beaches of Thailand which sound like polar opposites of Delhi's shit (literally) filled streets.
So... we are off tomorrow morning on the 7am train to Calcutta to catch a flight to Bangkok. If beaches and noodles aren't the cure for every ailment, I dont know what is. To India; sorry we couldn't be more patient so as to let you unfold your beauty before us. To Denny; im sure you will have a great time seeing as much of India as you can. Solo traveling is the best way to travel, you'll have a great time. See you in SE Asia. To Delhi; fuck off, we'll see you in hell!
-Robby
Friday, October 23, 2009
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