Our fight time was 13.50 today but we decided to go to the airport early as we were staying a little way from the centre of Delhi. We left our Pod at 8.30, spent no more than 10 minutes having breakfast and then walked across the park to the Metro station. The walk was around 10 minutes. The metro got is into a connecting station where we switched lines to the airport link. It took us around 2 hours to reach the airport.
We had already checked in for our flight and we had mobile boarding passes on our phones. However, even with hand luggage only, you still need to print a boarding pass at a machine in the airport and then wait at a check-in desk to show your ID plus have your boarding pass stamped. So, what exactly was the purpose of checking in online? Wouldn't it be easier just to go to the check-in desk and do the whole process in one go?
The flight left on time and from our seats we could see the Himalayan mountains from our window. Once we had landed we purchased our visa, passed through immigration and walked a short distance to find the local bus.
The traffic was terrible as it was now rush hour. The buses were crammed with people hanging from the doors. It was impossible for us to get the first 3 or 4 buses that passed. Eventually we made it on board and stood with our bags, squashed in like sardines. It was about 2km from the bus stop to our homestay. We had to ask the locals to help us find it, as it was tucked away down a small back street.
Eventually we found it at around 8.30pm having left India at 8.30am. The welcome was so friendly and we ate the most amazing home cooked food. We spent the evening chatting to other travellers before we went to bed.
A long day but now we are in Nepal!
We had already checked in for our flight and we had mobile boarding passes on our phones. However, even with hand luggage only, you still need to print a boarding pass at a machine in the airport and then wait at a check-in desk to show your ID plus have your boarding pass stamped. So, what exactly was the purpose of checking in online? Wouldn't it be easier just to go to the check-in desk and do the whole process in one go?
The flight left on time and from our seats we could see the Himalayan mountains from our window. Once we had landed we purchased our visa, passed through immigration and walked a short distance to find the local bus.
The traffic was terrible as it was now rush hour. The buses were crammed with people hanging from the doors. It was impossible for us to get the first 3 or 4 buses that passed. Eventually we made it on board and stood with our bags, squashed in like sardines. It was about 2km from the bus stop to our homestay. We had to ask the locals to help us find it, as it was tucked away down a small back street.
Eventually we found it at around 8.30pm having left India at 8.30am. The welcome was so friendly and we ate the most amazing home cooked food. We spent the evening chatting to other travellers before we went to bed.
A long day but now we are in Nepal!