Delhi

Hey,
Arrived at the airport at about 2:00am this morning. By 2:30 we were speeding towards our hotel and had collected all of our luggage near enough without incident.
Roaming Delhi today has been a great shock, as expected (if that makes sense). We soon hardened to the situation however and whilst in the morning we were typically surrounded by several hustlers for long periods of time, by the evening we were able to dismiss them with little commotion. The most difficult thing to adapt to has been the need to be quite rude to people whose living depends on being sickeningly polite. Navigating through the city is difficult as strangers (although insisting they are taking you where you want to go) will inevitabley take you somewhere they can get comission.
By the time a bearded man was solemnly insisting that a building clearly labelled "information technology offices" was the international tourist bureau, all the lies and harassment had become rather amusing and was contributing to the overall charm of the city.
In an effort to blend in we visited a tailor and have some less western clothes ordered (encouragingly we were able to haggle him down 1500 rupees).
Reading over this, today probably comes across as a more morbid affair than it actually was. The weather was lush, the food is great and we've sorted tickets to Agra to see the Taj Mahal tomorrow. Viva la Bish!

Kieran, James & Tommy