We made an early start for the nearly 300 km drive back to Delhi, or more precisely, Gurgaon, which appears to be a recently developed precinct and technically is just outside the Delhi urban area (it's in the state of Haryana). However, for all intents and purposes it seems to be part of the Delhi urban sprawl, and is connected to Delhi by the new Metro train. The airport is on the same side of the city, so being here should facilitate our departure arrangements late tomorrow.
Apart from a short "shopping opportunity" at a carpet factory and a coffee stop, we headed straight up the highway. This was dual carriageway for most of the way, and has a couple of toll points. But toll roads here aren't limited access! You still pass through towns of various sizes, and there are roadworks and slowings for no apparent reason (sometimes with humps in the road!), as well as various traffic issues, such as slow moving trucks, tractors, auto-rickshaws in the towns.....whatever!
It was nice to get to our accommodation in time for a late lunch. This evening we head out for dinner and a "Bollywood" show (whatever that means!).
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| Anyone for a carpet? (Yes, a couple of our group made purchases) |
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| Modern buildings at Jaipur, not far from the shanties |
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| Toll point |
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| Typical truck - peripheral vision for the driver apparently isn't required! |
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