Any trip without our car is usually disastrous for us because of the impending travel cost. In Delhi, that was one of my prime concerns. However, I needn’t have worried. The Delhi metro is simply superb. First of all, the location we had picked to stay in, was well-connected. (Thanks to my cousin, who lived in Noida, and who had helped us identify the perfect location) Second, we had these feeder services to the metro, the tongawallahs. They would happily drop us off at the metro station. Seeing the poor scrawny man pull his tonga stuffed with two well-built folks such as yours truly and the Arien,  made us feel so guilty that we were ready to part with whatever amount he asked us. Surprisingly, he was happy with 30 bucks! (Compare that to Bengaluru Autowallahs and naturally you feel you have reached commuter heaven) I digress. Anyway, after having travelled in the Mumbai local trains, the Chennai local train, I found the Delhi Metro, quite sophisticated, well-connected, and the crowning glory was of course the air-conditioned coaches!

The Delhi metro has a number of lines: Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, and Violet. We used the blue line frequently as we usually travelled from Karol Bagh to Rajiv Chowk and then onwards. We were not allowed to take photographs of the metro but we were tourists. We managed to take exactly 2 pictures after we alighted from the metro.(Both are included here.) The first time we travelled, we purchased these tokens that would enable us to get on the train. The Arien enquired if we can avail of the card that we had seen others use. That would save us time because we need not stand in the Q to buy tokens. The person at the enquiry was very helpful and provided us with a tourist card worth Rs. 100/- each. We had to pay Rs.50/- each as part of a refundable deposit. I was concerned that we may not use the entire amount and the card may not be that useful but person at the counter said that we must return the card back to them, and any balance amount would be given to us + the refundable amount. I was impressed. This made the entire experience even more worthwhile, if that was possible.