Delhi City Guide: A Traveller's Guide to the city

Like our first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru had once said "Delhi is the symbol of old India and new…even the stones here whisper to our ears of the ages of long ago and the air we breathe is full of the dust and fragrances of the past, as also of the fresh and piercing winds of the present." For first timers, Delhi is like that magnetic face you want to fall in love with at first sight. In spite of all the cribbing that you hear about choc-a-bloc roads, the unbearable summer heat, and the treacherous Dilli ki sardi (Extreme winter of Delhi), Delhi entertains you in multifarious ways. Having said that unless you know the city well, you might end up with a lopsided picture of this beautiful city. The city is like an inscrutable onion - every layer you peel off reveals an even better reason to visit the city. Now back to who we are and why this guide - We’re professionals based in Delhi – one in the publishing industry and the other a journalist. Of late we been travelling a lot lately so we decided to create this guide to help new visitors coming to Delhi to get a taste of this wonderful city without any hiccups. WHAT'S INSIDE (CONTENTS): (i) 34 things that make Delhi different (ii) Monuments—back to the past (iii) Places of interest in Delhi (iv) DELHI NOSTALGIA - My good Old Delhi (v) WHERE TO STAY - My home away from home (vi) TRAVEL AGENTS IN DELHI - My friend, my guide (vii) MOVING AROUND IN DELHI - Within city limits (viii) FOODIE’S PARADISE - My favourite dining places in the city (ix) SHOPPING - Shop till you drop (x) HANGOUTS AND NIGHTLIFE OF DELHI - Sleepless in Delhi (xi) WELLNESS - Get pampered while others toil (xii) ENTERTAINMENT - Bollywood masala (xiii) WEEKEND GETAWAYS - (a) Long weekend ahoy! Where should we go? (b) Listing of places near Delhi (xiv) READY RECKONER / HELPLINES (a) High Commissions (b) Embassies (c) Emergency (d) Airlines Enquiry - International and Domestic (e) Railways Enquiry (f) Roadways (g) Hospitals (h) Tourist Offices (i) State Tourist Offices (j) Hindi phrases