The rest of the journey was fairly uneventful, the "highlight" being passing the airport as we arrived at the terminus station, Old Delhi. This was a surprise to us as we thought we were arriving in New Delhi. Ignoring the autorickshaw drivers at the station quoting exorbitant rates we agreed a price with a passing rickshaw and got dropped off at Paharganj, the backpacker area near New Delhi train station. Having been told some scary stories about the t...

The local time when we arrived was 2am. As usual everybody stood up as soon as the plane wheels touched the tarmac - why do people do this? Where do they think they are going? There's a reason the seatbelt signs stay on, stop being so self-important and impatient and wait like the rest of us! Why also do these people who cannot wait to get off the plane then dawdle through the terminal getting in the way of those of us who walk at normal speed?!? Why suddenly i...