Saturday, May 2, 2015

Travel Tips - Backpacking Through Delhi, India

Travel Tips - Backpacking Through Delhi, India

Delhi comes with touts, human traffic and an assortment of strong scents and energy. But the first impression leads only to a powerful gateway to the multifaceted metropolis.

If you look beyond the urban city landscape you'll fall in love with the urban melting pot. Even the language is multi lingual - Hindi, English, Punjabi and Urdu.

Delhi has two phases the old and the new each with different experiences.

Big New Delhi was built as by the British as the imperial capital. Meanwhile, Old Delhi has the history and the drama of the Red Fort, Jama Masjid and bazaars.

Delhi is also having a cultural food evolution. Hungry travellers can feast on everything here from cheese rhotis. Mughali curries and Southern Indian food.

Highlights of Delhi:

Red Fort - A testament to the Mughals

Humayun's tomb and Gandhi Smriti - Awesome museums

Jama Masjid - The great mosque

Qutb Masjid - The victory tower

Shopping in Bazaars

How To Get There:

Take trains via major cities like Mumbai, Jaipur. Reserve your seats at cleartrip.com

Fly here from Mumbair for US120 roundtrip

Food:

Some of the places worth visiting are:

• Berco's and Fa Yian, for Chinese food
• Karim's and Nizam's, for Mughlai food
• Nirula's for a mix of Indian and western fast food
• Sagar, in Defence Colony for Udipi food
• English Dairy, a popular dhaba in Connaught Place for inexpensive vegetarian food

Dont forget to go to Taj Mahal! It's only four hours away from Delhi via train.

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