Leave apart the sunburns, mosquito bites, mouth sores and fever that Delhi gifted me, one of the enjoyable experiences in the whole tour was the few-minutes-travel in Delhi Metro train, the other being my interview, of course.
The National Capital Territory's road transport would thoroughly confuse a tourist with its baffling number of roundtanas. One thing appreciable was the low auto and cab fares. The drivers did not argue or bargain much though they did not practice using meters to measure distance-fare relation. Ever since we planned to go to Delhi, I decided to make it a point not to return without having a feel of the much-hyped-about-metro-rail. After all it was not without reason. Metro provides Delhiites with a cheap, rapid and comfortable travelling option.
The vending machine gives you a plastic coin (like namma ooru temple's slipper token) which we gotta retain till we reached our destination. There is frisking before entry and photos are not allowed. It is necessary to queue up before getting into the superfast carrier but not needed to do the same before getting out. Plus a crowded metro reminded me of haridwar at the time of kumbhmela.
The whole metro journey would not have lasted more than 5 minutes, but a memorable experience.
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