First impressions from the road

From Charlie Lordo ‘09…

We have just arrived at our first destination out of three: New Delhi. The trip has been long but pretty easy. We arrived at our hotel at about 9 p.m. in New Delhi, which is about 8:30 a.m. U.S. time. Although we have not experienced the city in daylight, the evening bus ride was an eye opener. Half of the people here do not have side mirrors on their cars; everyone honks their horns to let others know where they are on the road. Another odd thing is if a driver is trying to pass another vehicle, one driver will literally drive his vehicle or motorcycle on the sidewalk to get around another - while honking the horn, of course.

We are staying at the Park Hotel, the most extravagant and modern hotel I have ever seen. I have noticed the hotel employees are much more helpful than in the U.S.

We have a full day coming up, so I will write more later this evening.