Delhi Bellie

Ellen Here!
So it is official:
I got Delhi Bellie while actually in Delhi (haha), or as some people say I have had an Indian Baptism.
Do not worry, I have survived and have been able to move on from Delhi. We ended up having to stay in Delhi for over a week , which was a little too long. However 3 of thoughs days were in the hotel room watching only HBO and CNN. (not because I love movies and the news, but because they were the only English channels on TV.)
Delhi is actually a great modern city and we got to see a larger part of it. Delhi ended up being a place for us as well to get organize and plan the rest of our trip.
It started out very sad because we had to say good bye to Susanna on Feb 16th and we are still trying to move on.
We were able to figure out the Metro easily and were able to move around most of the city by Metro and foot. It was nice to not be at the mercy of Rickshaw drivers and I think they were shocked to see westerners walking.
We have already made it to Vietnam with out even having to leave India. We ventured from the not so pleasant "backpackers" area to the part of Delhi with all the embassies and were we found the little Vietnamese Embassy next to the fortress that is the Chinese Embassy. We got our Vietnam Visas with no problem and leave on March 8 for one month. Our Chinese visa were not as easy and we will just say, at this point we don't have one....
The most interesting thing about Delhi to me was the difference between Old and New Delhi. Old Delhi has these crazy crowded winding streets and ancient temples, while New Delhi has huge boulevards and turn abouts that look much like Paris.
We were able to see much of New Delhi. Gillian even planed a day where we went to all the art galleries. We realized how spoiled we are as New Yorkers because we have Chelsea with all the galleries with in a few blocks. Well in Delhi there are less then 10 good galleries and you have to take Rickshaws between most of them. But we were able to get our fill of art and we even saw a ceramic show!
We made friends with a couple from Northern California who are both retired from the railroad and it was really fun to spend some time with them and get there perspective on India. And now a think I want to go to Mexico next.
The other fun thing we got to do was see a Bollywood movie (which was all in Hindi) and re-united with our friend Tavis who we meet on the camel trek in the Thar Desert. Since he lived in Delhi he took us to a real bar and we had a fun night out.
SO, we made it out of Delhi and I am feeling much better now!