India


Probably my hardest trips were to India.

Although only for one week each these days were exhausting. First of all I suffered from jet lag, India ist 4,5 h ahead from central european time. After 2 day I suffered from diarrhea in addition to strong cough - at temperatures around 30°C!
As if this would not have been enough I got pain in my kidneys.

We had a car with a driver, it is not recommended to drive by yourself.
On the roads - pure darwinism. One word tells the story...!
Nevertheless this fact does not seem to be an adequate instrument for reducing human overproduction because there are surprisingly few accidents. The Indian is just "flexible".
Each single drive was an adventure..
Here you can get a first impression of indian driving. The video is not mine, but I found it even better than mine available here.

Further down a few photos. They are mainly from Jhansi and New Delhi.


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Verkehr
 Verkehr
 Bahnhof
 Eisenbahnabteil
 Jhansi
Markt
 Delhi
 India Gate
 Red Fort
 Lotustempel
Tempel
 Strassenkühe
 Verkehr
 Bambusleiter
 Stromverteiler

In case after this short report you still intend to travel India, here some useful tips for your journey:

Immigration
Please refer to your government's official homepage. Germany
Vaccination
Besides the usual vaccinations such as polio, diphteriea & tetanus you should be protected against Hepatitis A & B as well as Tollwut. Further a good protection against Malaria is recommended.

Money
Can be either taken to India as traveller cheques or cash. Actually I could get money with my EC-card as in most countries I visited (except Iran!).

Miscellaneous
India is typical diarrhea country. So do not forget your pills...!
You are well advised to carry some toilet paper with you. Indian toilet hygiene is different!!! Do not rely on having paper when it is urgently required. In addition you should take desinfectional spray with you (mind restrictions during flight!).

You may not believe it, but even colds and sick necks can make your stay uncomfortable. Mainly caused by air conditions and open windows while driving they are frequently affecting travellers.
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