... even in the dark. Being so far south darkness falls early in India, so our first experience of Delhi was a whistle-stop tour of Old Delhi's Chandni Chowk market in the darkness of early evening. Despite this it seemed as if the whole world was there, on rickshaws, on foot, pushing handcarts or driving ox-carts.
Each street has its own speciality; here are some things to inspire you...
A riot of pattern and colour in the wedding market
These are for the groom
An abundance of sari shops selling every imaginable design
and packing them up for wholesale
All sorts of food - this is paneer
Nuts and fruits - those long ropes hanging up are figs
these are selling fresh breads ...
... and this isn't food at all - it's a good luck charm to ward off evil spirits
So quite an experience for our first night: trying to keep up with our guide, Harry, who really wanted to show us everything before it closed, without getting lost, or run over, or cut off by a rickshaw traffic jam! And trying to absorb all the sights, sounds and smells of India.
