Delhi - An interesting city





Introduction

Delhi the capital of Indian sub-continent, is a place filled with a lot of interesting things. It is a place filled with political and international diplomats(embassies), lots of places of historical importance, people from all parts of India, food from all parts of India, companies of all kinds, unique extreme climate, red-light area(GB road). All these factors make it an interesting place. One must stay here for sometime to see or experience these things, which are not found elsewhere in India.

History

Delhi officially the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT) that includes the Indian capital New Delhi. Delhi is also believed to have been the site of Indraprastha, the legendary capital of the Pandavas during the times of the Mahabharata. It also served the capital of the Mughal Empire.

Living conditions

Climate: Climate in Delhi is extreame, meaning in winter temperature falls to near-zero and in summer it rises till 45 degree Celsius. So we need to have protection from heat as well as cold, like AC, cooler, refrigerator, room heater, quilts, etc.
Rented house: Rent would be not more that compared to other big cities in India like Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, etc. The good part in this is we don't have to pay 10 or 11 months' rent as deposit like in Bengaluru, Chennai, etc., only need to pay one month or 3 months rent in advance.
Food: We can get food of all the states in Delhi. For south Indain food Sagar Ratna chain of hotels and Saravana Bhavan are good options. For sweets there are Bengali sweet stalls which provides better variety and quality. Problem is with food in morning as the hotels here open at 11AM. So, best option is to be ready to prepare our food ourselves. Liquor is very expensive compared to other places.

Places to visit

There are a plenty of places here which are very attractive and perhaps, most of them are of historical importance.

In Delhi

Places of interest in Delhi are India gate, Swami Narayan temple of Akshardham, Qutub Minar, Red fort, Purana Qila, Lotus temple, Humayan's Tomb, Jamma Masjid, Rastrapati(President) Bhavan, Sansad(Parliament) Bhavan, Raj Ghat(Gandhiji's Memorial), etc.

Around Delhi

Taj Mahal and Red fort in Agra, Amer fort and Jantar Mantar in Jaipur, Golden temple, Wagah Border and Jallianwalla Bagh in Amritsar, Hill stations like Shimla, Nainital, Kullu Manali, Historical places like Mathura, Haridwar, Vaishnav Devi temple and so on.