Delhi

I've landed in what is apparently the 4th best airport in the world.  Not sure where those stats come from but I'm not arguing.  My surroundings are vast, bright, clean and modern.  In fact, aside from the people and a restaurant selling "street food", it would be difficult to confidently guess where I was.  In the departures lounge I was immediately greeted with a Marks and Spencer, a WHSmith, and of course a McDonalds. Granted, I haven't set foot outside in what I understand to be dense chaos nor do I intend do at this stage.  However my layover for my connecting flight to Leh allows me to marvel at how inexpensive everything is (and that's in the airport where you make allowances for daylight robbery).

Trivial details aside, I'm here, safe, and wildly excited.