There are two distinct areas of Delhi. There is the new and the old. New Delhi is the location of India's capital buildings. Here is where Parliament, the Prime Minister's office, other various government headquarters are located. The area is relatively modern and cleaner than its counterpart. On the other hand, the area of old Delhi is the complete opposite. There is trash everywhere and all of the buildings are falling apart. It is crowded and many people are living on the streets. There is rubble and exposed wires everywhere. Also, traffic throughout the city is crazy. No one follows the rules. It's basically a free for all. People go the wrong way, pedestrians walk in the middle of the streets, rickshaws, bikes, carts, cows, pigs, sometimes monkeys, occasionally camels, and definitely stray dogs inhabit the roads. There are random constructions project that are either being worked on, or have simply been abandoned, but regardless, there is no sort of warning, signage, or orange traffic cones in order to inform the public. If one isn't careful, he or she could very easily end up walking into a hole or tripping over a pile of bricks. In order to successfully drive in India, one of my tour guides told me three things are required, good brakes, a good horn, and good luck. Thank goodness we have the laws, regulations, and codes we do in the United States and thank goodness people actually follow them.
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| the inside of an auto rickshaw |
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| rubbish and a regular rickshaw |
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| exposed wire, carts, motorbikes filled beyond recommended capacity |
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| old falling apart buildings |
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| the view while on a rickshaw |
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| people selling things in the middle of a road |
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| a random construction project |
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| more people and auto rickshaws |
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| a camel powered cart |
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| water buffalo in the middle of the street |
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| another rickshaw operator |
