At least Gandhi had it right.

Exhausted from the assault to our senses yesterday, we slept in again today before venturing out into the wilds of Delhi. We tried again to find a bank, and jumped for joy at the sight of Citibank.

Our money sorted, we hopped on a rickshaw to Raj Ghat in Old Delhi. This is the spot where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated after his assasination in 1948. It is a raised, black marble platform, and today was covered with bright, colourful flowers. There is a flame burning in a lantern nearby, which we assume is never distinguished. We were extremely happy to see that, although in the middle of such a busy, dirty city, and although it's just a small platform, Raj Ghat is surrounded by a massive park. It is on the banks of the Yamuna River. The parklands are clean, quiet, and well looked after. Although it didn't take long to remove our shoes, walk along the path and pass the memorial, we couldn't help but be moved by the solomn yet peaceful atmosphere.

We then tried to dodge our rickshaw driver (who had been waiting for us, even though we told him not to) but he was in stealth mode, spotted us from the distance and crazily zipped his little 3-wheeled rollercoaster cart towards us, barely stopping in time to prevent us from being roadkill. He seemed upset when we said we preferred to walk the 20 metres across the road to our next stop, the Gandhi Museum, but we felt guilty only for about...well, we didn't feel guilty at all. We're toughening up a bit the longer we've been gone. We spent some time wandering around the Gandhi Memorial Museum. It was a nice collection of photographs documenting his life from his earlier days until his death. We recalled learning about Gandhi in school, and found it cool to be here in Gandhi's own country at a museum about him. I don't think people remember him much, and think that everyone could do with a hefty dose of Gandhi's philosophies on life. The world would be a better place. What an incredible, courageous man.

I think Gandhi may have had the best description of India I have ever heard: "The moment there is suspicion about a person's motives, everything he does becomes tainted." We've often wondered over the last week that, if nearly 85% of Indians are Hindus, and they believe in living a righteously so they will be reincarnated into a higher caste with a better life, then why is everyone out to rip us off, lie to us, trick us, and do anything they can to ensure we have the most frustrating, exhausting day of our lives???

We then started to head to New Delhi, but quickly changed our minds when we remembered the horrific traffic from yesterday, and realized we'd be in the same situation if we didn't head back to our hotel now. So we spent some time on the internet, had a relaxing dinner at Sam's Cafe on Main Bazaar (I think the only place we've eaten in Delhi, as it seems to be on the safe side) and then headed to bed.