středa 14. prosince 2011

Andaman and Nicobar islands!!

Even though I have said that "Almost Pakistan" might be my last one, Im adding this one for one beautiful, sometimes very stubborn, but amazing lady, that has asked me to post something about Andamans. So this one is dedicated to you Elena.. ;)

The Andaman islands are islands in the bay of Bengal, considerably closer to Thailand then to India, but they are still under Indian influence. They were washed of during the 2004 boxing tsunami... Many people have died there, but the islands and the people have moved on and the tourism is back to the peak again.

We have spent amazing 5 days there, flying from Chennai, but there can be also other rout from Kolkata. The only entering airport is in the capital Port Blair. Non Indian citizens have to fill up a form on the arrival, which will give you a pass to move around Andamans. You have to get one (it is free of charge and takes only about 10 minutes) since few places in Andaman and Nicobar islands are very protected and nobody can enter there. This paper is allowing you to stay in many places around the Andamans and you better keep it with you all the time.

When we reached Pt. Blair, we made it straight to the jetty for the boat to Neil islands. Since Port Blair really dont have much to offer and the closest nice beach is around 10kms out from the city. So we have taken the governmental boat to Neil island, which took around 2 and half hours and cost 250 ruppies per person. What a coincidence that we have met another Czech family, travelling to Neil island also!!! :D :D

When it comes to Neil island and accommodation you have plenty options to choose from. I have made a booking for us before we even came through booking.com and it really was a good choice. The resort was called Symphony something, but it was really nice type of resort with restaurant and sometimes helpful staff. ;) (The only problem was that the hot water wasnt running, but it was constantly over 30 degrees Celsius so a little bit of cold water didnt hurt).

The other option is to look for the accommodation when you get to the islands. HERE BE CAREFUL with the rickshaw drivers. They are waiting for the Goras (white people) when they get out of the boat and offer cheap rides to places offering accommodation, but if they bring you, you will have to pay extra commission to the rickshaw driver, so always know where you want to go (find out on internet) and say that you already have a booking.. ;)

The best way to travel around the Neil islands is by a scooter. To rent the scooter it costs only 250 per day (without petrol that you have to buy in the village), but you have to pay deposit of 1000 INR and then they will give you the rest when you return the scooter. You rent it for 24 hours (day).
You have to travel around on the island, since the best beaches are not around the places of accommodation.

The most known and one of the best ones is the beach number 7. Its 10kms from the village number two and I wouldnt recommend to try to get there by bike. We have tried and mom almost died, since its quite hilly and the heat is horrible. The next day we have done it by scooter and it was great...
Another places "to see" is beach number 5. Its lower part, I would say 6 kms down from the village number 2 is amazing. I would say its the best place... The send is pure white and the sea changes color there in three different tones of blue... Absolutely stunning.

The food around the island can be cheap and good, cheap and horrible, extremely over prized and good or extremely over prized and horrible.
The best and quite cheap is La meridian on the right side while going down towards beach number 5 and close to the Wild orchid resort. They have plenty of choice and really tasty stuff for reasonable price, actually quite cheap. The bad thing is that sometimes it takes quite a lot of time.
On the other side, the restaurant in wild orchid is quite good, but not as good as what they charge for.
You can get cheap beer in the Symphony something bar, which is quite fancy, but as I have said, cheap. Nice seating and atmosphere.

The number one thing "to do" is the snorkeling on close to the light house on the way to elephant beach and then close to the elephant beach... It costs 3000 INR for couple and it is scheduled by the wild orchid. They will borrow you the needed gear and your own boat with a person sailing it. ;)
It is a 4 hour trip and it is absolutely stunning and breathtaking, sometimes literally :D :D :D
The coral and the extremely colorful fish are delight for the eyes.

One recommendation. You will get around a lot of seashells end coral that will be either bring up by the sea or that you will find in the sea. There is no point on taking those with you!!!
On your way back home your luggage has to go through the xray and they are looking for the shells more then for bombs. We had to open our suitcases and fight our lives just to leave the bags with shells there.

Andamans, if you can, go there, but dont forget, it is still India, so you will come around trash on the streets and sometimes not pleasant views around. But overall amazing time... :)

hope this satisfies you Elena.. ;)
Btw. the price of the fly ticket is around 14.000 INR from Chennai to Pt. Blair and back, and the flight from Delhi to Chennai and back around 10.000 INR... It is, next to the other costs, the biggest amount by a lot...



úterý 13. prosince 2011

Almost in Pakistan!!!

So here it is, our last trip before heading back home...
And as people say, the last, but the best...
Amritsar, here we are!!!

When I was deciding on how to get here, I was playing in my mind with two options. Either train or plane.
To be honest, I didnt really want to "risk" another flight with domestic cheap airlines, so I have booked the highest class in the Amritsar express, leaving from Delhi at 7:20am.

I think, overall, it was a good choice. Even though we have spent 6 hours in the train, the trip was nice and comfy. Who knows how the lower class will look like, since we are taking it today to go back.
They serve water, proper meal and also daily newspapers and coffee/tea and you can plug in your computer or cell if you want to. Unfortunately, they dont have wifi, but that would be too much for Indian railways.. ;)

SO we got to Amritsar at around 1pm and had the taxi ready for us at 3:30pm to go to the Pakistan borders.
The city of Attari and its borders at Waghai or something like that. What is going on there is hard to explain. I would say that the split countries are showing their respect to each other as they also show their strength in a one and half hour long "ceremony".
On each side of the border are spectators sitting, standing, sitting and standing and shouting and chanting for their country. It all turns in a surreal picture of two groups (even though men and women are separated) screaming at each other.

What is going on on the road that is normally used for passing the border is also somehow surreal and hard to capture in a text. The chosen soldiers are marching there and back, kicking their legs high, either with the knees or straighten up, kicking the leg so high that it often ends up over their head.
The purpose is to lower down the flags of both nations and exchanged them as I have said with showing the power and pride of the nation, but also respect to each other.

As a white power here, you are being sent to a "VIP" lounge, that is exactly the same as Indians are sitting at, but a tiny rope is separating you from them...
The mistake comes, when there is no room for the Indians, but the officials keep sending the Indians into the over crowded stands and there is just few white people sitting on a huge empty space. You can see and hear the angry Indians, with their eyes poking you... ;)
So what happens is that they get pissed and go over the rope and stand in front of you.. so you find yourself not being able to see something, with officers jumping and whistling around you, trying to get rid off the Indians who jumped over to the "white" side... :D

 Overall it was a very nice experience though. Its hard to believe that I was so close to Pakistan. Its scary and amusing in the same time...
Maybe I will be able to go there once...

So after that we have traveled back to Amritsar, sleeping over in Raj Continental Hotel... and we went to see the Golden temple today...
It was amazing!!! I liked it a lot. Only thing that I have found annoying was the fact of the fact that you have to take of your shoes (that would be fine), but ALSO your SOCKS...
With the temperature dropping down really low during the night now and the marble paths, you find yourself sometimes shivering... But when the sun hits you, you get hotter and hotter with the sun rising higher and higher.. ;)

I have to mention one thing. We have spent around 2 hours in the temple and surrounding areas and met only one white guy. We were being eyed on like some kind of strangers and we were also almost yelled at, when we sit close to the holy pond without crossing our legs...
The strange thing was, that there were plenty of people sitting without crossed legs, but we were the only one who was yelled at... (so we crossed them and the problem was solved) :D

 After getting done there, we went through the city to do the final shopping.. ;)
If any of the ex TLs are reading, they will get something very nice. We will see, who of them are reading my blog, so they would know, that they are supposed to get something... :D

So right now, we are sitting in the hotel lobby, waiting for our train to go and we are going to spend 6 hours travelling back to Delhi.
Tomorrow we have our last day in Delhi and we are leaving the next day early morning...

I have to say, that this might be my last post here, so I hope that you have enjoyed my posting and Im sure that I will not stay home for long and spam you with a new blog from different country.. ;)

Keep happy and hopefully see you soon in Czech republic!!!
The best thing would be to see you over goulas!!! ;)

čtvrtek 1. prosince 2011

CHANGES... (travelling and such...)

Oh wow!!! It will 2 months in 5 days from my last post.. :(
Sorry for not updating, but things started turning so quick and time started passing by even quicker.

So to update you on my life...
I have finished my job...
My mom has arrived...
And we are travelling together through India!!!

My last day at work was the 7th of November, which I will be probably celebrating for the rest of my life, next to other important days, such as birthday, Xmass and the day of invention of electricity.. ;)
Since then, I was just being very lazy, spending my time mostly by sleeping, that I didnt get during my work in here and I also think that I got hit by the stress that was piling up from my work. I wasnt feeling good, my body was aching and I couldnt eat that much. Just really shitty two weeks.
I have actually managed to plan the trips with my mom and was just waiting for her to come.

She has landed to international terminal on the 20th of November and then the fun has started.
She brought me some Czech treats to make me feel better, such as Studentska pecet and Salam and we were ready to start travelling...

First two days we were just running around Delhi. I was trying to be a good guide, but it was also a first time for me in many places. We didnt cover everything, but we still have few days left when we get done with travelling and finish our Delhi sightseeing.
I have to say, that temperatures in Delhi dropped quite a lot, so my mom wasnt that shocked by the weather, but she was obviously shocked by the lifestyle and dirt around the city.

To let you know about our travelling plans, I have came up with 3 trips. The first one covered Rajasthan, going to Agra, Jaipur and Udaipur, which was amazing.
The second one is still in progress and consists of Mumbai, Cochin, Alleppuza, Chennai and Andaman islands. (we are currently in Chennai)...
And the last one is just overnight trip to Amritsar in Punjab.

So we have pretty much covered a lot of places in really short time.

The first trip to Rajasthan started horribly. We were taking the famous and comfortable train from Delhi to Agra. It was scheduled for 6:15, so we got up quite early to jump in our pre ordered taxi and catch the train in time. PROBLEM number one: The taxi didnt show up, so I was ordering a different one last minute. PROBLE number two: the train didnt show up. First it was supposed to be delayed by one hour, then two, then three. In the end, we were leaving Delhi at 9:55, 3 hours and 40 minutes late.
To mention really scary thing, we were approached by probably 5 guys trying to scam us. First one before we even entered the train station, that we have to exchange our internet printed tickets for normal ones. (Mom was starting to be really mad). I knew though that this was enough and waved the guy away. He was sending us somewhere in rickshaw to make us miss the train and then probably helping us by hiring a taxi for us to Agra in "great" price...
Then other 4 were trying their luck when Goras, or in English white people, were sitting on the platform, waiting for the delayed train. Many were saying that the train will not come, to go with them and that they will help us finding another train. That always turned out to be an offer for a taxi or bus, since there were no other trains.
After finally arriving to Agra, we have seen our ordered taxi driver, but he wasnt alone, he showed up with a guide, that we havent ordered. But he came with us. Just like that.
We had a great time in Taj Mahal and Agra fort and to be honest the guide was worth the 1000 ruppies that I gave him in the end of the day.
To finish the horrible travelling during the first day, we havent stayed in Agra, but drove to Jaipur right away. It was supposed to be 3 hours drive, BUT there was such a thick fog, that we were able to go only 30km/h and honestly, the driver didnt really look fresh, so I was speaking with him, trying to understand his HORRIBLE english and laugh to his Indian jokes. Not pleasant!!! Finally we arrived to our hotel in Jaipur after 4and half hours.

The rest of the Rajasthan trip was amazing though, covering the Jaipur-Udaipur 450kms by another taxi, 6 hours, which drove me mad, but we made it. The cities were amazing and it was totally worth it.
In the end we took a plane from Udaipur to Delhi in 1 hour and 45 minutes.
From 30-35 degrees in Rajasthan, we were back to 20 and less in Delhi that night, very chilly!!!

We have recovered by spending one day in Delhi and left to Mumbai the next day. Mumbai is huuuge!!!
We have managed to cover only the old part with Gateway to India and some church and Marina drive. We have also decided to take a "short" walk to hanging gardens on the other side of the bay, but we found ourselves, after hour and 30 minutes still climbing up the hill, totally exhausted in the heat and humidity. Finally, after 2 hours, we made it. Not really worth it, but we sat and drunk and ate... :)
The way back took 15 minutes in taxi and 100 ruppies... :D :D
Oh totally forgot to mention a great flight to Mumbai from Delhi with Air India.. huge plane with entertainment  on board. 2 hours flew by so fast!!

The biggest disappointment came the next day, flying to Cochin, Kerala and then driving to Fort Cochin. We have found out that the airport is 45 kms away from the city, so it took good 90 minutes to reach. Then after getting into the desired hotel the taxi driver started yelling at us, wanting a tip and some other money that he didnt explain what they were for. Since we were using a Pre paid taxi stand I told him he will not see more money from me and waved him away. He started yelling even more and I got in to a big verbal fight. It ended shortly by me turning back and getting my key from the room.
We were staying at a old hotel, heritage. Later we found out that they put us in different room that we were supposed to be, cheaper one. Obviously, we knew it right after opening the door. The room was humid and you could make out the smell of mold in the air. The washroom wasnt really clean and when we wanted to change, the hotel was full.
Also Fort Cochin, even though its noted almost in every guide book as a relly nice and lovely city, we found it horrible. Very dirty and not that amusing.
When we were leaving the next day, we were relieved.
What we have suffered in Fort Cochin, we got back the next day. Alleppuza or Alleppi was a great choice. The heart of backwaters, as they say that Kerala is a Venice of Asia, Alleppi was amazing. We ave booked our own boat, quite over prized though, for our 6 hours trip on the channels. It was stunning!!
We also got a little bit of tan, but seriously, great time and relax. The next day, we have rented smaller boat, with no engine, to get to the smaller channels of backwaters. This 5 hour trip was much cheaper, but also not as relaxing. On this trip we went to a small village where we have visited a kindergarden, giveing some chocolates. On the way back we were stopped by a screaming lady. Two cows were thrilled, looking at a spot in the bush, screaming lady pointing at the same direction, shouting some native curses. Then, after five minutes, we saw what scared the shit out of her and the two cows. A huge snake was attacking the cow again and again and then jumped done to a rice field and was escaping fast. So freaky, so long, I havent seen anything like that outside of zoo before.

And now we are in Chennai, we have taken an early flight to Chennai from Cochin airport and are resting today. We have a tour scheduled for tomorrow and the day after the one thing, that Im looking forward the most is coming... ANDAMAN ISLANDS!!!

Will update you while lying on the beach with coconut in my hand, tanning... ;)
And guess what, Im coming home in 13 days!!! yay!! Im so excited!!!
My mom isnt though, back to reality, back to work... 

pátek 7. října 2011

Delhi is a ZOO!!!

To be honest, my life in here is not really that interesting to keep updating my blog more regular. (this will change though pretty soon, once I start traveling) ;) So since Im bored while taking metro to work for more then one hour, I came out with this idea on what to write about.

I was about to take a shower this morning, when I saw this huge lizard on the wall in my bathroom. And it was just chilling there, watching me while showering.... now tell me something about big brother and his eyes everywhere... ;)
So yes, as a title says, Delhi is pretty much a zoo. You are surrounded by animals everywhere and NO, Im not talking about Homo Sapiens Sapiens... :D
So what have I gotten to see here already? (Going down in number of encounters)

Ents: oh God, the smallest but the most noticeable. Especially if they are climbing up my hairy legs in my bed...

Dogs: in various shapes, colors and states. From the ugliest and fattest that I have ever seen, living in marbled houses of their millioner masters, to homeless poor creatures, fighting for their life everyday...

Cows: just running on the streets between the cars, being a holy animal equals no hamburger for me... (but still get some in Hard rock cafe from time to time, but dont tell Indians!!! ;)

Chicken: actually only seen on my plate cooked, so here is the question, Where are the chickens from???

Mosquitoes: God they are fast in here!!! No chance to kill them easily... and when they sting you, oh mama!!! it itches badly!!! (not mentioning possibility of Malaria)

Rats: Im not really proud to admit, but even in my beautiful apartment we caught one.... And after calling the exterminator, he forgot to tell us about three traps that he put behind the counters, so we found another dead ones after trying to find out what the fu.. stinks in the kitchen so much... lol

Elephants: Ive seen only two so far, but if you take in consideration that they were just strolling up the street, it is pretty cool... And Im going to ride one pretty soon on my trip to Jaipur and Udaipur.. ;)

Horses: oh, the poorest "little" things, they look so beaten in here... Probably not as appreciated here as back home... :(

Lizards: totally different color then back home. They are albinos!!! Totally white/yellow with orange eyes. Always hiding in the cracks on the houses, away from the burning sun...

Cats: Im quite amazed and shocked that I havent seen even one here. But with so many starving and homeless dogs everywhere Im not wondering!!! :D

Wild pigs: Ive seen oe when going home from work at night. It was most likely caught and eaten the next day.. :D

Peacocks: just walking around in Lodhi garden, so cool...


So as I have said, the funnier part of my stay in India is coming up... Im about to start travelling very soon...
First to Sikkim with my three friends. Flying out from Delhi on the 22nd of October... coming back on the 28th... I bet it will be amazing, all the mountains and views!!! great that two of the three friends are pretty much professional photographers... that means great pictures for me.. ;)
And in three weeks after that, my mom is coming!!!
And more travelling to come, such as Agra and Taj Mahal, Jaipur, Udaipur, Bangkok, Goa, Kerala, KL...
So exciting!!!
All the money that I have made in here will be spent!! :D


úterý 20. září 2011

2 months evaluation...

I just wanted to do this for myself, but I haven´t put anything in here for long time, so I will spit it out in here.. ;)

Lets start with what amuses me in here:

Generosity of people - it´s simply amazing... I think its the main difference from home. People are very curious if your experience in India is going well. If you have any problems, they are always willing to help. Always very friendly. Always ready to host you and if you let them, you will never regret your decision. :)


Accommodation - I will owe Eric for the rest of my life. He was so nice to let me move in. My experience changed 180 degrees since Ive moved here. The location is amazing, the flat is amazing, great to have Eric and our common friend Parishot (Paritosh, Rapitosh, Rapishot) around.

Clothing!!! - Sometimes I just stare at some ladies, because the Saris that they are wearing are just out of the world... I wish I could buy one to my mom and my sister... Im pretty sure that my mom will buy one when she gets here, but we will have to find one for my sister. Btw. I have already bought pair of Kurta tops for myself... And Eric AND my Indian friend Parishot (who is very critical) loves it!!! so I think Ive done some good purchase... (but honestly, I got ripped off = for being white) :(

Possibility of travelling and diversity - the options where you can go and what you can see are tremendous. Also with many options how to get from spot A to the spot B. Himalayas on the north with amazing views of the roof of the Earth or amazing beaches on the west shore of Kerala and Goa. Numerous temples all over the India or rafting, hiking and bouldering in Manali. You name it, you can find it here. And many ways how to travel. Walk, bike, bus, ship, train, plane. Different prices, many options. You want to save, you take train. You want to do it fast and dont care about the price, take a plane (but the flights are still cheap) ;)Just amazing.. ;) Looking forward my travelling which is coming soon.. ;)

And now about the not cool Indian stuff:


The crowd - honestly, I think that Indian people are multiplying so fast, just because they love to touch each other, make huge crowds and hug. The best way how to notice this is to take a metro in the rush hour (which is by the way almost the whole day in Delhi lol). At first, just stay in the middle of the platform and watch. The best one for this is Rajiw Chowk. The train stops, door swings open, but what happens? Only one or two people will get out and the rest is already facing the barrier, that has created by human bodies, pushing everyone inside of the train... At first I thought its mainly because of trying to take a seat before they get full, but then you take a close look on the pushing people and you will see that the once who are in the middle of the crowd are having a very pleasant face expressions. They are loving it!!! But to be honest, I hate it and find it quite rude.


The food - I know that lots of people will be hating me for this, but I really cant stand the food in here. Im really bad with spices and there is no way, how to avoid them. So dont take this offensively, but it suuucks!! Just cant get my mind of a dinner at my place few weeks back, when Indian friends were cooking. Out of probably 6 different meals, the only not spicy stuff was rice. (and spicy in this case was really spicy, Imagine me crying for 15 minutes with red face and opened mouth) Actually I know one really close person, who would love this... :(

The traffic and travelling around Delhi - being white means many things in India. Mostly its good, but for travelling around Delhi its bed!! Like really bed. Rickshaw drivers trying to rip you off everyday, not a good experience. I hate bargaining with them everyday. Also, when you get stuck in the traffic, sitting inside of the auto rickshaw, not very good. One of my Indian friends told me, that riding rickshaw for about 30 minutes in the traffic is like smoking 30 cigarettes. How awful is that? :O It also takes time to get from one place to another... :(

Weather - despite its getting better now, its still super crazy. The humidity level is like 8 out of 10 and the temperature during the day goes really high. Really looking forward next few months when its supposed to go really low. That makes me think that I havent brought my winter jacket here. Ive heard that the mornings and evenings can be super chilly in here and I will definitely need one to our Sikkim trip with my friends. That means buying a new one in here.. :D

There is many more things that I will be able to come up, but I really need to go to sleep now, since Im working early tomorrow again.
So hope you have enjoyed it and blog you later.. ;)



pátek 9. září 2011

Don´t panic, DON´T PANIC!!!

Wow... that´s all I can say...

I have been very close to a terroristic attack.
You know what, waking up to a new day, finding out that a bomb exploded and 9 people were killed and more then 50 are seriously injured doesn´t make it easy to get up. Actually, it made me stay at home for the whole day...
And what HORRIBLE day it was!!!
Black Tuesday, the 7th of September... Now it wasn´t really a lucky seven...
I  woke up by getting text massage by my Indian friend, telling me about the bomb blast and that Delhi is on the red alert.
Knowing, that I was supposed to work in Pacific mall, which I have to go through Rajiv Chowk metro station, which is probably the busiest junction of Delhi metro, I have decided to stay at home and not go to work. Even though there wasnt another bomb blast, I think it was a good decision.

And after few hours of getting a really good rest at home I found out about the plane crash in Russia. I was struck, hard to admit but cried for a bit and really angry. Knowing that so many great sportsman have died... :(
And especially three amazing Czech players that have just became fathers and they will not be able to see their kids grow up... :(
I got very emotional, especially being so far from my family and friends.

And to make it the WORST day in India so far, we have had a HUGE earthquake at around 10:30pm I think. We were sitting with Eric in the living room and suddenly a huge tremor came up with a very loud sound. We jumped up, Eric running towards the doors, me towards the window, because he thought it´s an earthquake, but I thought it´s another bomb blast very close!!!
Few seconds later I got a text from the same friend from morning, that we just had a huge earthquake, 6.6 Richter scale...
After calming down my adrenalin rush few hours later, I went to sleep, ending the horrible and disastrous 7/9/11...

So that is the news what is happening and now to let you know what happened before that.. :)

Time flies here very fast, especially with working shifts of 9 hours and 6 days a week.
I have finally activated my international phone calls (like 3 weeks ago) lol, so I have had a chance to speak with my fam many times. Very good feeling to speak with the one you love and care about, knowing that they are ok and using your own language again.. ;)

I was trying to get in touch with Czech embassy in here, but failed. Im trying to find out if they organize any cultural events as many other embassies do in here. I think the best way to connect with them is to go there personaly, which is not really hard since its like 5 minuets from where I live right now.

Eric, my US flat mate was hosting a dinner few days back, but his Indian friends were cooking, so I had a chance to try some typical Indian, home made, meal. And it was amazing! ;)

Regarding work, I think I start quite liking it... even though it´s seriously physically and mentally the toughest work I have ever done.

I´m planning my first trip in here. With my flat mate and our two friends (Indian and German) we are about to book fly tickets to Sikkim. It is the least populated state in India with Nepal so close that you can touch if you lean over. ;) It is very well known for its spectacular-spectacular (Used from Moulin Rouge) ;) snow-topped mountains and views. I have to admit that Im very excited. We are going for a week during the last week of October. Hopefully everything will work out well for us.

And I have been also researching about another trip, when my mom gets here.
I still havent told her, but I think we will do a short trip by train to Jaipur, then off to Agra by taxi or bus and back to Delhi. Few days in here and then off to Goa, Mumbai, Bangkok (Thailand), either Phnom Penh (Cambodia) or Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and then too Bali (Indonesia)...
The very interesting thing is, that in many of those places, I can get cheap accommodation thanks to my friends staying there and also the flights are quite cheap.
We have to make the best out of this trip, because I got just double entrance visa to India!!! :(

Hope you all are doing well and keep me filled with your lives also.. ;)

čtvrtek 18. srpna 2011

Loving lazy lifestyle? MOVE TO INDIA!!!!

I have just celebrated my first month in Delhi and I have survived... but it could have been different...
When I got sick, having stomach issues, not able to leave my flat for 5 minutes due obvious reasons, I have discovered very convenient, but very lazy style of Indians... HOME DELIVERY!!!

You can think of whatever you want and Im positive that you can order it from home with delivery. Its pretty usual with pizza back home, but this is different dimension. While back home you have to pay extra for home delivery, its absolutely for free here.
Yesterday, we have even ordered our grocery through the phone. "One milk, bread, dozen eggs, spaghetti, ketchup, vegetable". Even a flower delivery is for free!!
Actually, Im pretty sure that they would deliver you your own dad or mom to your home... ;)

And now, read CAREFULLY!!!
You ever thought about slavery being banned forever?
Well, different story in here...
You want your own driver, maid, gardener, cook? NO PROBLEM!!!
Well, call them slaves is a little bit harsh, they do get paid... BUT...

Driver, alert the whole day from 6am till 10pm, always ready to drive you whenever you want... Just 5000 IRN per month, thats about 80Euros. And maid, why not...
You dont want to wash your dishes, iron your clothes, sweep your floor, vacuum??

This is a solution for about 3000 IRN per month, thats about 48Euros...

Amazing isnt it?!!

Next post about expenses in Delhi... ;)