Sunday, June 18, 2006

A Riot of colours

My sister's recent shopping spree encouraged me to write more abt Delhi. I am so jealous, I know u got beautiful kurtis, all for urself grr....but I am glad atleast somebody shopped :(

Delhi. Thousands of places to shop, to visit, a huge city with lots to discover. On one hand you have shopkeepers speaking in rich Punjabi accent, and on the other hand you can spot them speaking in English, French and even German!!! That's the kind of culture you get in Delhi, keeping abreast with the changing trends.
Dilli Haat (or mini India as we like to call it) is a mix bag of all states of India. U get stuff from all parts of the country at one stop, accompanied with amazing food (cuisine from various parts of the country). U'll get the best Chinese food here, yummy chicken momos! One can shop for handicraft, cotton kurtis, Lehngas, skirts, jewellery, get hair braiding and henna and every weekend witness folk dances and performances by artists called from all over India. It's a festival here everyday.

Then our very own Janpath and Sarojini Nagar. Amazing places to shop and hang around. Best clothes, great bargains, it is here that the shopkeepers speak in different languages, cause the place is flooded with tourists. Situated in the heart of the city, Janpath is close to all the major galleries, emporiums, one
of the main being Cottage Emporium.
Uff, that place (Cottage Emporium) is just too good for words, a must see. God only knows how ppl can be so...creative, u get antique stuff there, obviously catering to the privileged few, exorbitant prices but all unique stuff.
Then there are n number of tombs, old palaces and other historical buildings.
Delhi is also famous for its street food, from bhale-papri to gol-gappe to alu tikki to momos to dosas and what not.
Beautifully campus of Delhi University, Chandni Chowk – a huge market for clothes, gold and electronic items, this place is also famous for its 'Parathe waali gali'- a whole lane of shops that serve only parathas! Then there is Lajpat Nagar – one of my favourite, G.K. M-block market, and Noida to shop. One is never short of choice in Delhi.

8 comments:

Ipshi said...

im the first !! and its only fitting cos i love shopping in delhi and i cant wait to go there again!! and this from a girl who was a delhi hater till a year back !!! now uv gone and made me miss it!!

Anush said...

Yup I totally totally vouch for the Delhi chaat. In a way am glad that I'm kind of away from it coz I could make a meal of all that every single day. What aloo tikki man. Want to have it again. Eisha you better quickly learn to make some of that chat the Delli way.

Its odd really my association with Delhi too. Though I was born there and visited it annually as a kid, I went to Delhi last year after a gap of around 11 years. And in the last one year have been there thrice! Mostly thanks to NIIT. Just can't get over the roads there. They are so pot hole free, wide and structured. Now we know where all the money from the rest of the country goes to- maintaining all that :(

Here's to Delhi!

eisha said...

it wud be so much fun to discover Delhi all over again with the three of you :)
and i wudn't give the credit of going to Delhi to NIIT at all, they sent me just once :( its always exciting to visit ur fav. place on company's expence, hope they send me again, for a very short while though.

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