Photos from my travel to Delhi
4 Comments Published by Daniel November 8th, 2008 in India 2008 Photo Trip, Travel LogA couple photos from the first leg of my journey:
Yay! I love flying. Though it’s not quite as fun by myself.
I was surprised to find out that Cathay Pacific still gives out bags of goodies (toothbrush & toothpaste, socks, mint, and towelette) like all airlines used to do. The personal TV screen was nice for the 15 hour flight to Hong Kong, and then 5 hours beyond that to Delhi. Plus there was more legroom than American.
Taking off from the Hong Kong airport. Only 5 hours for this flight, and the plane wasn’t completely full, so I found a set of 4 seats to lie down on. Very nice.
Welcome to Delhi, India.
I managed to spot and photograph the elusive baggage claim carpenter on official repair business above the lady’s restroom.
Downtown New Delhi. You see thousands of these guys painted the same color. I forget what they’re called in India.
More shots from my short walk the afternoon I arrived (trying to keep myself awake).
According to my taxi driver, these guards on horseback ride around the presidential palace 24/7. Well, ok, probably not the same guards. You can see the presidential statues in the background.
In India Coca-Cola is not enough. If you want to stay in business you gotta sell some tea & coffee as well.
The US election was huge news here in India, as well as all throughout the world. All 3 major papers ran extensive stories. It’s been interesting to get the perspective from over here. The overwhelming sense is positive towards Obama for a number of reasons. The only concern I saw voiced was how outsourcing of jobs might change under the new President.
Alright, there’s plenty more to share but not enough Internet time. I’ll post more when I can.
Great to get a glimpse at the length trip Daniel. God bless you for your service. Say hi to all there and enjoy that chai! As always, those photos of the people are fantastic. Would love to know you camera/lens setup for those in the post once in India.
Blessings.
Great to see these pictures! We’ll have to consider Cathay Pacific next time we fly… Although, I do like Singapore Airlines! You make me long for chai! We heard from Jim Watters that you are working together there.
Hi!!!!!! YAY PICTURES!!! This just made my day! Ok, I can’t comment on pictures so you get em here:
1 – My first thought: You look tired
(or maybe I am projecting that, thinking of what I’d feel like leaving at midnight for a 24-hr journey). My second thought: My husband is SO HANDSOME!! I sure miss you! It’s so good to see pictures of you from your trip! I can’t believe we still have 5.5 days to go…
2 – I’m glad Cathay Pacific took good care of you, and that you had the luxury of the legroom, the personal screen and that you even got to lie down! Yay!
3 – I think every time I’ve flown through HK it was the middle of the night, so it was interesting to see this shot of the bay with the mountain.
4 – The airport looks clean!
5 – haha – that shot is funny! At first I thought he was attacking someone below him or preparing for some kind of assassination… (i hope using that word on here doesn’t draw security drones…)
6 – Cool! I think they are called tut-tuts…? (even if they’re not, it’s a cute word)
7 – Two guys on a motorbike – Great shot! I love that! Nice how it shows the action, but the focus on the riders is perfect! I like the colorfulness of the blurred background, and also how you can see a couple “tut-tuts” or at least guess that is what they are from the color of the blur – if they are really everywhere in Delhi, that adds characteristic “Delhi” quality to the shot!
8 – neat shot. is that a train? a bus? It looks kind of classy to me – if it were black-and-white or sepia, I would guess late 1800′s or 1920′s. Not sure why, except it almost looks like the guy on the left is holding a suitcase on his lap. If it were in black and white it might pass for another century… or I wonder if you could crop it and zoom in on the middle guy’s face… he has a really intriguing look.
9 – So cool! Did you see a lot of people who looked that “traditional” (dot on the head, eastern-style dress, beads, cell phone
)? No, it’s a neat mix of traditional and modern. What the thing over his shoulder? I wish American women were into sari’s… I’ve always thought they sounded so comfortable (albeit a bit hot…)
10 – Nice. What is under his turban? I would enjoy it (if you get the chance) to see pictures of how they wrap turbans (or do they buy them pre-wrapped and just stick them on their heads?) Also I’m curious about why they wear them, or what some of the benefits are (or if it’s just fashion anymore)?
11 – Such a cool shot of the guards on horseback! Great lighting. It reminds me of Bangkok (having a “palace” in the middle of a busy, somewhat dirty city) It was interesting to me that although their headdresses are fancy, they’re just wearing what appear to be t-shirts (??)
12 – hah. Kinda like needing rice in McDonalds in the Philippines (AND Indonesia AND singapore AND…)
13 – I’m glad you got that shot. Seems like it is kinda historic (catching that moment from the perspective of another country across the world)
Thanks for posting these! I can’t wait to see more! I love you very much,
Katie
Just visiting your picture again on my break from work. I miss your face…