Amazing racing and survival through India traffic

Our first day in Delhi was simply CHAOTIC......People have warned me about the sheer mass of humanity but until you experience it first hand, you really have no comphrension.......it is such an assault on all of your senses. After a quick breakfast, we decided to stake out the New Delhi Train Station so we know where to go to on Tuesday night to catch our night train to Gaya. From the train station we picked out an autorickshaw driver to take us to Chandi Chowk which is this huge bazaar in Old Delhi. After we negotiated a price of 100RS (rupees) we were then given a ride that we will soon not forget. Our driver had no concern whatsover about the safety of anything that moved on the road and there were too many close calls to recall all of them as his only concern was to get us from point A to B in as fast a time as humanly possible......I could see the sheer expression of fear on Belle's face but I tried to assure her that this was normal although I too was craping my pants... Once again, Belle and I could not get over the amount of traffic that one experiences on the roads here. It is truly like nothing I have ever encountered before..........not even close! So we made it to our destination and I give the driver a 100RS but then he proceeds to tell me that, "No, it is 100RS per person"............my first take job..........so I reluctantly pay the man his money because A: Its only $5 CDN for a ride unlike any other and B: The driver was a lunatic with this crazed look in his eyes. Besides, I just learnt my first lesson in India, that if you are a tourist, they will try to squeeze as many rupees out of you as possible but trust me, this happens everywhere in the world. Also, one other thing that I have noticed only after being on the streets for a few minutes is that I have to get used to almost every single man on the street with their eyes fixated on Belle and also, as Jason mentioned to Belle, you always have your guard up and we are watching each other at all times. Within 10 minutes of walking down the street, we found our first street chai tea stall and for a mere 4RS(10cents) we enjoyed a beautiful cup of tea. Belle cannot understand my fixation with Chai, but I'm telling you, the people of India would be lost without it.........they are fueled by this stuff. We made our way to India's largest Muslim mosque...........The Jami Masjid which was commissioned by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, the same emperor who built the Taj Mahal. The people at the mosque were extremely friendly and I'm not sure why but people wanted Belle and I to pose for pictures with them even though some of them didn't even have cameras. Perhaps it is my striking resemblance to Jet Li............well at least the body. For lunch we went to one of Delhi's oldest family run restaurants...........Karim's where we feasted on curry chicken, mutton, vegetable rolls and of course a meal in India is not complete with some naan(bread). Next up was a visit to Humayun's Tomb (2nd Mughal emperor......I do believe) and this time we found a much more relaxed autorickshaw driver who was also very friendly. The tomb was fascinating as the architecture was in a word..........PERFECT(symetrically). From each corner the angles were all the same. The tomb was commisioned by the widow of Humayun and there are approx 100 graves in this tomb. It was also quite amazing that at both the mosque and the tomb, how peaceful it was compared to the streets of Delhi. This city is EXHAUSTING so we went back to the hotel, showered, relaxed and enjoyed a nice dinner on the rooftop restaurant. The food so far has been fantastic and a fraction of what you would pay for back home for a good indian meal.