On one side I was miffed for being irresponsible and late. But on the other, I was thankful, for the autorickshaw ride through the anatomy of Delhi brought up a whole new feeling. Okay, it goes like this: The metro train characterises the modern side of Delhi. Easy, silent, clean commute. To follow that, we had our reservation in 3AC - something which I kinda loathe, but the parents find smart. That meant that we would've landed up in Lucknow with a sudden shock - slow pace of life, chaos, traffic madness, the perennial coat of d&g. To make it worse, Delhi's image in my short term memory would've contrasted to an extent that, upon return, it'd take a day to correct the perception. A short autorickshaw travel made sure that Delhi doesn't stick as a heaven when compared to Lucknow. It has the same human side, same demography living on the streets - people and dirt fighting for space, same cool night breeze, similar sections of damaged roads, same traffic banalities, same people looking for opportunity to make quick profits (the autorickshaw driver overcharged us on the excuse of it being too late in the night).
Plus point #2 (of missing the metro) - saved half an hour of boredom waiting at the station, had we caught the last metro train. That also made for half an hour of facebook and youtube for my brother, and convenient/relaxed travel for me.
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