I was so engrossed in my new Quaker sampler, cross stitching until I was cross eyed and had to buy (yes, really) a pair of +2.00 Cross eyeglasses from the KLM tax free trolley so that I could see the 2 tiny strands around which the stitches crossed. It made the 8 hours of the AMS-DEL trip go by so fast that we had landed before I realized we were there. The extra 145 Euros we had paid for our comfort seats were well worth it; who needs business class?
We were let into the country by two officials who pointed out we had not filled in all the boxes on our landing card but they were nice about it and let us fill it in right there and then. Unlike our previous helly Delhi experience of less than a week ago, now it was mellow Delhi.
Rahul from the travel agency stood waiting for us with the yellow sign we had been told to look out for. He had bottles of water for us and a taxi on standby, then delivered us to the Visaya hotel which welcomed us to an enlightened experience. Page one of the guest services book is devoted to an explanation of visaya which has something to do with the soul’s spiritual function.
On the more material side, Rahul left us with a bag containing travelers’ advice, vouchers, our itinerary and other useful stuff. I think we get to keep the bag. It is made from several materials that India exports (jute, raffia, and silk) or turns into products we westerners want.
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