I was more careful about the hostel that I choose in Delhi, thinking about it later it was both a good and bad decision. I was still not interested in spending too much money so I found a place called hotel Vivek in Paharganj it cost 400 Rupee per night and right in the middle of the tourist district plus it had a great restaurant on the roof.

I started off in Delhi working out what I would see with the tour group on Sunday and what I could see by myself. After some fluffing about I eventually hired a car for the day and was able to see (1) India Gate, (2) Lotus Temple, (3) Humayun’s Tomb and (4) Lodi Garden I also saw the (5) Red Fort on my own.
(5) (3) (2) (4) (1)
By now it was Sunday and I had checked into the Hotel Grand President to meet the people would would become my travel companions for the next 22 days. I assumed that we were going to get to know each other fairly well because we had a 22 hour overnight train journey to look forward to.

On Monday of the train journey we went to see the Jama Masjid in Old Delhi, walk through the markets and enter the Gurudwara Sis Ganj (Sikh Temple) to learn a bit about them.

Despite the length of the train journey I quite enjoyed it, I think it was because I also got to know everyone a little more, I’m a sucker for travel stories and everyone at at least a few because they seemed to have travelled much more than I have. Plus a train journey like that offers so many good photo opportunities.