delhi ni besar ya amat. and sbb aku dtg for work, aku dok kat hotel dkt dgn office, i.e. around connaught place. so tak lah dekat dgn all the tourist spots. transportation kat delhi quite impressive, it's a blend between old/traditional and new... and ada kenderaan2 nya mmg mcm citer tamil/bollywood... mmg serious... imagine teksi bawah ni yg kitaorg dpt keluar2 je dr airport. mmg terkejut jugak lah... n comel giler teksi ni...
for those yg nak dtg ke delhi ni, once korang kat airport blh je ambik teksi through teksi counter govern by the police ke government ke, kat situ dah bayar siap2 for service. so korang tak payah risau la kalau kena tipu. tp make sure sediakan duit kecik, sbb org yg tolong angkat beg, even kita tak suruh pun surely akan mintak tips and driver teksi tu pun mengharap tips.
kitaorg sampai kat delhi ni pkl 4am. takde byk kereta, traffic masih clear. jalan menuju ke city center ok, tp jarak nya jauh jugak lebih setengah jam seingat aku. kitaorg asalnya duduk kat Hans Hotel, lebih kurang 200 meter dr ofis aku. dekat je. so aku jalan kaki ke office. since kitaorg sampai awal pagi, sempat lah aku berehat sebelum masuk ofis. 
tp rehat tu kejap je, by pkl 7 - 8 am kitaorg dah terasa bingit dah. sbbnya, org2 kat delhi ni asyik lah nak tekan hon kereta. mmg masa tu aku rasa takde satu saat pun yg tak dgr bunyi hon. bunyi mcm bz giler bandar, but bila jengok ke bawah, tak lah bz mana. tp sbb masing2 tekan hon, mmg bising n bingit. later bila aku dah jalan2, br aku perasan, depa ni masuk simpang bunyi hon, masuk roundabout tekan hon, nampak org tepi jalan tekan hon... apa saja benda depa buat hon dulu. kalau kat traffic light tu wajib lah... hijau je, hon tekan dulu...
selain teksi airport yg kecik kat atas tu, kat tempat2 lain selalunya depa ada teksi kereta sedan yg biasa lah. tp yg tak best nya, teksi2 ni suka menipu... kitaorg kena 'kencing' 2 kali and both instances masa malam. sbb kan aku cuma sempat nak teman wife aku shopping malam je, kitaorg 2 kali lah plan nak g ke sarojini nagar (will talk about market/shop later). tempat ni mcm best kata org. tp 2 kali aku tahan teksi tepi jalan and depan hotel, 2 kali lah teksi2 ni bawak ke kedai cenderamata/gift/kain yg lain n bukan sarojini nagar. satu teksi ni kata ooh... sarojini ni jauh, better g tempat ni sbb ni sama je... satu lagi plak kata, sarojini dah tutup walhal br je pkl 7pm. and both instances mmg depa pakai meter, tp meter tu either pusing laju or depa pusing2 bandar n still kena bayar mahal. for first case, aku suruh je teksi tu berhenti tepi jalan after he refused to send us to the market, tp since yg ni aku dah janji dia pakai meter, aku bayar ikut meter. yg kes satu lagi, dia kata market tu dekat je, dia offer hantar dgn harga murah gila. tp sbb dia hantar ke kedai yg aku tak nak gi, aku keluar je dr teksi bila dah sampai kedai yg dia bawak, n bayar teksi tu. and terus ambik tuk tuk. aku rasa depa ni dpt commission bila hantar tourist2 mcm kitaorg ni. tp mmg tak leh harap. anyway, teksi depa ada yg well decorated, yg bawah ni deco teksi yg tipu kitaorg - first case kena tipu.
but tuk tuk kind of reliable and honest jugak lah. tp susah nya mostly susah berbahasa and sbb kan tuk tuk ni mcm kecik and fragile, nasib lah korang bila dalam tu. mmg agak thrill... depa ni dah lah selalunya x berhenti masuk roundabout n mencilok je sana sini. mmg ada keadaan yg mengerikan jugak lah... tp semua nya selamat lah. n depa ni mmg akan quote price kat kitaorg berbanding local, tp logik lah, tourist mmg kena tipu... and bila convert pun, tak lah rugi mana. janji kitaorg sampai, dr pusing2 tp tak sampai. ooh back to taxi driver, mostly byk yg sgt friendly masa dlm kereta tanya itu ini... n kalau lagi friendly org tu, aku rasa lagi confirm korang kena tipu - ni based on experience aku lah, if you got lucky, ok lah...
another mode of transportation ialah metro. kalau siang2 mmg aku naik metro je, sbb dr hotel ke metro ni tak lah dekat sgt, tp blh lah jalan. tp metro can bring you to most of the tourist spot and big malls. if tak sampai mall pun, banyak je tuk tuk kat depan metro which can bring you to the mall. sbb aku dok agak lama kat sini, and cuaca pun panas, byk kali jugak kitaorg spend time kat mall je. the one yg kitaorg suka pergi was the saket mall sbb kat situ ada HRC hehehe...
hotel Hans yg first aku duduk tu ok lah in terms of location dia. tp kan, service dr bangsa2 ni mmg agak teruk lah... n suka cakap pusing2... tp yg best nya since dok lama, depa bg kitaorg upgrade to a better room - suite lagi with very minimal extra fee. since wifey dok hotel most of the time, kesian dia kalau condition bilik tak best. tp, even dok suite pun, tak lah service jadi better. but the breakfast was quite ok lah.
setelah seminggu dok kat Hans, kitaorg pindah hotel, to a better one but still within our budgetlah. it was way much better than Hans. It's Imperial hotel... memang best. it's in a mansion yg previously digunakan utk taruh embassies. bangunan lama.. mmg sangat colonial feel. mmg best. service best. staff very friendly. breakfast best. ada free yoga classes (wife giler happy for the class). good food. ada boutique kat dlm hotel. everything was so perfect. aku rasa ni among the best hotel kat delhi ni. tp aku dpt special rate yg budak ofis uruskan, tu sbb dok sini, kalau tak, tak sure mampu ke tak. mmg experience kat sini sgt best!!!
tapi for you guys yg travel utk jalan2... cari hotel yg dekat dgn tempat tourist and metro. that's even better... tp imperial tu ok jugak lah, sblh hotel ada few blocks of handicraft shop, tp agak pricey gak lah.
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