A trip to capital

It was December 2005 when myself and my friend Prakash went to New Delhi, India's political capital. We both had great experience there and i think i would like to share.

Day1: We both boarded the train at chennai central. The night went smoothly with no problem

Day2: Day time we had no problem, but the real problem came during the night. Since it was a night train i went with a cotton pyjama. As the train crossed Madhya Pradesh temperature dropped to around 4 degress. I had 2 bedsheets but that was not enough. I was shivering. However Prakash had a deep sleep. the whole night i was sleepless.

Day3: We reached Delhi and was picked up by my family friend and we stayed their in R.K.Puram. We took bath and breakfast and went for a walk to a market nearby. The day passed on smoothly and as usual during the night we felt cold. But thank god we had rug to protect ourselves from winter. In the evening we visited Balaji temple which was nearby and the sarojini market where bomb blast took place few months ago.

Day4: Prakash had interview at National Stadium. After attending the interview we went to India Gate then walked down to Rashtrapathi Bhavan. We walked for around 3 KM. From there we went to Parliament. Then we took a metro rail and thought of going to Red Fort. But we didnt know where to get down. I asked a person there and we got down at that station. It was Old Delhi. The place was so different from New Delhi. It was so crowded such that Prakash got frightened and we again took a metro rail and got down at the last stop. There we were roaming for few mins and again took a metro rail and came back to Parliament. From there we took an auto and went to R.K.Puram. The day then went well.

Day5: I had interview at the same place. It was Vijay Diwas and all the arms that were used during 1971 war was on display. So we had a glimpse of it and had a Bhel Puri. It was so hot that we emptied a chill 1 litre Fanta in 5 mins and the temperature outside was around 5 to 6 degrees. Then we again took the metro rail and got down at Cannought Place and had our lunch. Then we went to Paalika Bazaar, an underground shopping mall. We purchased few things and took an auto to R.K.Puram. Then we visited Mother ashram near by and then to Prakash's friend's house. We spent few minutes there and came back. It was semester time for us. So we took a flight to Chennai, but fortunately or unfortunately the exam was postponed due to heavy rain.

It was a great experience eventhough was a short trip. We enjoyed each and every moment over there and I enjoyed the climate a lot. It was cold but after a long time i experienced such a climate.