I am alive and well in Delhi! I survived the 14 hour plane ride, though I think I must have spent 10 of those hours playing solitaire and listening to books on tape. I am now in a very nice hotel in Delhi (the Crown Plaza) and I wish I was staying longer, but I'm up tomorrow at 8 am to get out of town before the rush hour. It's a 6-hour drive to Jaipur, where I'll tour and spend the night. And yes, concerned relatives, I was picked up at the hotel by the tour company and they have been very nice to me.
Delhi is not as crazy as the horror stories would lead you to believe. Yes, cute little Slumdog-esque beggars come up to your car at the light, but they go away if you show no interest. It is a normal, modern city with a lot of slums, or so it appeared on my ride to the hotel. Things look surprisingly like a much dirtier and poorer verison of an Israel city.
Considering how early I have to be up tomorrow and how little sleep I currently have, I can't stay on long, but I just wanted to post that thing are fine.
And yes, I did get my hair cut before leaving and it might be a little on the short side.
Nice haircut!
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