Cycling in Northern India – 1995

Arrival

At 11:30 local time we touched down at Delhi’s Indira Ghandi International Airport. We were able to leave our bike-boxes at the left-luggage department for 0,25 US$ a day. Outside the airconditioned arrival-hall it was 35 degrees Celsius in the shade. Hot!

The first miles…

After checking the bikes we ventured into Delhi’s busy traffic. There was an endless stream of old trucks, busses and auto-rickshaws. The closer we got to Delhi proper the busier and noisier the traffic became. After two hours of cycling a thin layer of black dirt formed on our arms and shirts. Our destination for the first day was Ghaziabad a town east of Delhi.

Despite the heat, the vicious mosquito’s and the noisy traffic we slept very well that night. No surprise after 10 hours of flying and 45 kms of cycling.