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Well, we made it to Delhi. It took us over 2 1/2 hours to get to our hotel. I spoke to a friend of mine in New Delhi and he said the area we're staying in is the most congested area of all New Delhi. Good for cheap shopping, but even he said he only comes to the Karol Baugh area once a year.

The traffic is unreal. 4 lane roads condensed to one lane because people park their cars in the middle of the road. And that one lane is crowded with cars coming both ways... not just cars, but motorcycles, bicycles, cows pulling carts, people pulling carts, people pedaling on bike rickshaws, people walking, cars honking, and stray dogs running across the road. I have never seen anything like it. It is so unreal. Our driver couldn't find our hotel, so he just stopped the car in the middle of the road and left us. Didn't say a word. We had no idea where he was, we were just left in the middle of the road with all these faces staring at us. Finally he came back. I guess the directions he got were useless b/c he continued to drive us around, while swearing in Hindi for at least another 45 minutes.

The trip to the Embassy went well, but the doctor was out, so we couldn't get Nandini's physical done. We'll do that in the morning and then go for her visa interview tomorrow at 11:00. I pray we can get it done in time.
Nandini has reverted back to Emotional Shutdown mode. It's all too much for her. Right now, she can't stand the sight of me. I planted a kiss on her at the embassy and she had a breakdown and cried and cried. She is attached to Mom, but cries everytime we put her down or even try to sit down with her on our lap, so we just end up pacing back and forth with her all day. I know it'll get better, but we're in for a rough adjustment.

Okay, our food is coming. Plus, I'm so exhausted, I just can't really think of much to say.

Maybe I'll more tomorrow.

Leslie