Rickshaw Ride Chandni Chowk Old Delhi

Ravi our tour guide probably saw that we were not into shopping since we were not buying anything!  I guess we were still trying to assess and see what was available and was not ready to buy.  But anyway, he changed the itinerary and he decided to take us to Old Delhi.  This was scheduled for the next day but he advanced it.  This was one of the highlights of our visit to Delhi!  What an experience!!!  That rickshaw seemed to be very flimsy yet we rode it through the Indian traffic – a bit scary yet loved the adventure!  Be careful to keep your hands and arms inside or you could really get hurt.  The bumps were rough, but we were just glad we survived the trip!  🙂  These rickshaw drivers are such experts that everything seemed so easy to them when we were so tense inside the rickshaw! I took a short video and you will see how it is in the streets of India – horns blowing left and right, everyone and everything is in the road- animals, bikes, people, motorcycles, cars and pedestrian all in the same road!  Watch how the police is there yet there seems to be no order 🙂  

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James dressed up thinking we were just shopping and going to have dinner at a friend’s place!  Little did he know we were going to this adventure 🙂  

What an experience!  I am so glad Tito Joe and Tita Mary Ann and Dad and Mom were so adventurous too!

 We went down Chandni Chowk which means Moonlight Square.  According to our tour guide, it’s a way to get a feel of the Old Delhi.  He said that all the vendors in this area are all very rich even if it does not seem so

 

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Most trucks and buses have this sign at the back – it is acceptable for them to use their horn at all times

Took some shots along the way – a bit hard because it was a rough ride and I was scared my camera would fall or I would lose my balance, so bear with these photos.  Up to this point, I did not have to apply anything to mask any unpleasant smell

Many wires above us just criss crossing each other

Side streets full of shops

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