New Delhi was a hassle, and I was only there for six or seven hours. Arrive, get mobile phone, check in check out of hotel, get on train sort of thing. Delhi and most of North India have been plagued with fog for the past few weeks. Trains are slow, highways are clogged, flights are in disarray. I stayed at the "YMCA Tourist Hostel" near Connaught circle. My cab driver had no idea where this was, so I felt a particular sense of accomplishment after consulting with the basic map in my guidebook and navigating us there. The cabbie demanded more than the Rs. 10 tip that I gave him, but I told him that he didn't deserve anything for his nonexistent knowledge of Delhi streets. (I suppose I'm spoiled by New York.)
Today is the first day of the Jaipur Literature Festival, which is put on (in part) by the Jaipur Virasat Foundation. I'll devote another post to my experiences today.
I arrived in Jaipur yesterday afternoon. I went to town to see a group that the JVF and the British Council in India has put together composed of Kawa and British artists. Jason Singh (beat box) and Bex Mather (guitar, vocals) lead the group.
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