Our Indian Adventure : part two

                  OUR INDIAN ADVENTURE: PART TWO

Monday 20th January 2014          Return to Delhi

On Thursday 26th January we finally arrived back on Indian soil nearly two years after my last blog! I said then that we would be back and after months of planning, endless company paperwork, visa applications and tearful goodbyes we struggled out of Indira Gandhi Airport with our 200kg of luggage! The familiar smells of India filled our nostrils and through a sea of waiting faces pressing up against the barriers we spied the smiling faces of our good friends.
 

Now a few days later we are slowly recovering from jet lag and acclimatising to life here again.
 

Our most immediate need is to find a place to live in as we are at the moment staying with friends so most days we have been taken out by agents and shown various flats mainly  out of our price range!!!
 

Its so hard to make a decision about where is the best place to live! None of the flats look appealing totally bare but once covered up with furnishings and given a good clean they are often transformed!One visit to a sector and we really don't know what the neighbours are like or if the water and electricity are bad in this area during the hot months! Of course the agents and the landlords answer our questions  with much nodding of heads and affirmatives saying everything is good! Hmmm, not sure  I believe them ?!! well we have to make a decision soon so today we shall try and shortlist some and take a second look.

 

Leaving behind a windswept and rain sodden England we had been looking forward to some sunshine  and warmer temperatures but since our arrival the sun has been hidden behind a foggy grey sky! It makes travelling around in auto rickshaws a test of patience as the drivers are even more grumpy and obstreperous than normal refusing to take us unless we pay over the odds! They sit huddled in their seats wearing an interesting  array of jumpers, woolly hats, scarves and old blankets while the cold foggy air freezes faces and hands! Fortunately today the fog  burnt off and everyone's demeanour visibly lightened as the sun's rays took effect.