Today felt like the 1st day in Delhi!
Last night we finally moved out of the hotel into a "serviced apartment", where we will stay until we go to Korea... When we come back we should (i'd like to underline should) get the permanent apartment at the same time that our stuff should be arriving from Brussels...
Today on my to do list I had "buy food"! Yes, it sounds stupid but here is a bit of a crusade, a market for fruits and vegs and other for the rest... You can also go to "Auchan" or similar and get everything for a ridiculous amount of money...
So... and this is when it becomes surrealistic... I asked Anil (driver) to pick me up at 10am at home (I am still not really confortable with this whole driver thing), when we arrived to the market, he doesn't want to let me go alone, saying is too dangerous! I have a feeling he's more scared than me that something will happen to me, if he only new where I've been! Anyway I do not argue, thinking he can help me negotiate, as he knows the prices... But... that didn't seem to work, as my stupid blond hair always have the same effect (aka. multiply the price by 10)... I quickly run out of cash (my fault I didn't have a clue how much it will be...) so we have to leave (via a ATM)...
From there the plan is Khan Market. Since I arrived to Delhi I've been hearing about this market, and a bit like a film that people praised too much... it went a bit flop... I do have to recognise they do have nice shops (and that I did ended up buying myself a shirt) but more on the clothes/furniture side... by then is 1pm and I haven't bought half of the goods I needed... tired, hot, and above all: lazy, I head to the mall where the "big bazar" is. I tried to console myself think that it is a good compromise, is not Auchan but it has everything and is local. Funnily enough, and this I wont be able to tell Anil (i'll be ashamed) on the way to the entrance I got distracted by a saloon that did pedicures for next to nothing... an hour a half later I was out with half a bag of goods and very nice feet!
Summary of the day: it took me 4h and 30 min to get most of the groceries we needed, but I have nice feet!
I think I'm gonna like Delhi!
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