First day in Delhi

Got into Delhi around 11am after a rather uneventful flight. Sleeping in Dubai airport isn't the most comfortable even with eyeshades and ear plugs. I just can't sleep with people from everywhere constantly staring at me everytime I wake up to look at the time. I managed to get some sleep on the plane, but I was awakened when a stewardess popped open 2 smoke grenades and started fumigating the passengers as she walked down the isle. I quickly realized it was disinfectant. Lack of sleep also caused me to almost chase a senior citizen out of the 27k window seat when I mistook it for 29k.
Anyway, Dan is now a veteran traveller of India, experiencing much during the past week he was here ( check out his blog). We were soon on our way to the hotel. Its true that cows roam freely here, along with squirrels, dogs, cats, donkeys, monkeys, and even more. We spent the rest of the day planning out the rest of our trip in more detail, buying train tickets and getting a driver to take us around the golden triangle.

Tell me where to go

If I told you I've planned my journey out to even the most relaxed definition of "sufficient", I would be lying. The picture you see in the previous post is the most comprehensive representation of my plans so far. At least I've made the first night's hotel booking, and bought tickets back to Dubai. I'll like to think that uncertainty is part of the fun. That being said, Im ready to follow recommendations from you guys! You'll have influence on where I go, what I eat, and who I meet. I'll then refer to lonely planet and trip advisor. I'll first be flying into Delhi on the 12th, covering Agra Jaipur and udaipur until the 19 th where I'll catch a flight to Mumbai, spending a week there and in Goa until Dan flies out of Bangalore on the 27th. I'll then proceed to see Kerala , and Tamil Nadu until the 8th. typing on the iPod sucks so I'll keep it short. Stay tuned!

Setting out

After spending almost a month in the Middle East visiting my parents with my brother, I found that it was time to leave the comfort of the familiar to strike India off my bucket list. After dropping off my brother in terminal 1 for his flight back to the states, I proceeded to T3 to get some rest before my flight the next morning. T3 is what you would imagine the interior of an intergalactic spaceship would be, self sufficient and full of people just passed out (partly because of bad winter weather in the US). I will rendezvous with my buddy Dan who has already started traveling for almost a week. I've also customarily posted my gear and plan in detail in the previous post. Among the stuff I have are:
- A week's supply of fresh clothes
- Gorilla pod for taking long exposure shots at night, with the camera capable of hanging on a tree
- Panasonic ZS7 point and shoot camera (for it's 12x zoom and compact size)
- IPod Touch (I won't have a laptop to lighten my load so most of my updates including this
- nature valley oats and honey cereal bars (those of you who have lived with me know how religious I am with cereal. Besides, I had the great experience of being trapped in the Egyptian desert for 23 hrs in a public bus and I don't want to be unprepared again)
- insect repellent with so much deet it will melt your clothes off
- prescription malaria pills and industrial strength diarrhea pills
- lonely planet India guide
- an anything-goes attitude
- oh, and cash

Prep