Good morning.
Morning.
So it is another travel day.
Our time in Kathmandu is up.
And next up we're off to India to rendezvous with Sam's parents.
Yeah, my parents are going to be joining us and we're going to be traveling for close
to a month in India.
It is going to be an amazing adventure.
I mean it is kind of sad that our time in Nepal went by so fast but I just feel like
our travels have just been going so quickly this past year.
I don't know what it is.
It feels like we just arrive and then we're leaving.
We're leaving.
But anyways yeah we have a busy schedule in India and we'll tell you more about that soon.
So let's go check in.
This is Audrey ranting...
Staff didn't think our e-visa was a real visa
They decided to check in other passengers instead
so we waited...a long time
Then we got taken to the back office
We had to go online and prove we were granted entry
it was a stressful 1+ hour
Well I would say this has been a very stressful morning.
We were able to make it through but for some reason our visa was a huge problem and we
were there probably for an hour.
I thought they were not going to let us go through security or get on the plane.
But anyways, that is sorted.
Now our flight has been delayed again.
It had already been delayed once before.
And the power has also gone out in the airport.
So it could be a long day.
How are you feeling?
At the moment.
I'm still frazzled about the India situation because yeah.
Um, we have something called an e-visa.
Yeah.
It is where you apply online um you're approved and then you're given this form to print out.
And I guess the people working here have never seen that before.
And so they weren't accepting it.
And so luckily someone had the idea when we went to the back office to actually check
it out.
Like to check it out to look it up online.
Look it up online and then it was confirmed yes we are allowed to go.
But yeah, it looked like we were going to be not let on that plane.
And like it would be really frustrating just the two of us traveling but the fact we are
meeting up with my parents and we've arranged this trip like months in advance and we've
already booked train tickets and hotels.
Just like all of these thoughts were racing through my head.
Like oh my gosh we're not going to be there to meet them.
You know it was just awful.
I'm just absolutely frazzled right now.
I'm trying to calm down but this has not been a great day.
Yeah.
Now it is just a waiting game.
We have to see when our plane is actually arriving.
We're arriving a day before them so I don't care so much that our flight is delayed just
as long as we get on that flight and as long as we make it to Delhi today it'll be a good
day.
Yeah.
Frisking of person and checking of hand baggage is mandatory for all passengers.
We are experienced that.
Check.
The food is here.
I didn't think they were going to feed us because it is a very short flight but I'm
so hungry.
Wonderful surprise.
Show us what we've got.
I ordered the vegetarian option.
I'm not really sure.
Yeah, same here.
Oh, that looks good.
Looks like dal bhat.
There we go.
And this is a I forget the name but this is a popular Indian dessert that I've had before.
It is kind of like soaked in syrup.
Yep.
It looks good.
Food.
We took so long going through immigration that the luggage belt is empty.
It is turned off.
Let's hope we can find our bags.
If you can get a proper visa as opposed to an e-tourist visa.
Oh my gosh.
Do it!
Do it.
I think we are the last people to pick up luggage.
Mine is there.
Da dah da.
Beep.
Well this is pretty bad but we didn't even finish the vlog.
It has been that stressful of a day.
So I feel like we need to rewind.
Immigration.
Oh right.
So the issue at immigration once we got to India to Delhi you know we handed in our e-visa
that was totally fine but the issue was that there were hardly any officials working there.
And there was a huge line and then a whole.
It took two hours right?
Yeah, and like a whole bunch of the people who were working there just decided to go
on break at the same time and they were like chit-chatting with their friends in front
of us while we're like just standing there.
Let us through.
Yeah but as bad as that was the real problem right now is that there is a cash crisis in
India.
The government removed the 500 and 1000 Rupee notes but they haven't quite replaced them
replenished it with these new denominations.
And so like there is just these massive lines at ATMs and a lot of ATMs literally just have
no cash in them.
Yeah.
So we're finding that out now that we're in the city and we hit up like eight or nine
tonight and only one of them worked and we could only take out the equivalent of a $150
US dollars.
So tomorrow the mission begins again as we try to find some cash.
Yes, so this is probably one of the worst travel days in a while.
In between all the sightseeing if we do much sightseeing we're basically going to be hitting
up banks and trying to like get as much cash to store so we have money to travel with.
Because I mean we use credit cards for hotels and restaurants but you still need money.
Well hopefully we can.
Yeah, we'll find out soon.
So yeah, that has been our first day in Delhi and tomorrow Sam's parents arrive.
Woo hoo!
It should be interesting.
Yeah, so sorry this video has been really ranty and whiny.
It feels like we've just been complaining all day long.
That has been us today.
Nah travel.
Well, it was a tough day.
Yeah.
So a good night sleep and hopefully a brighter day tomorrow.
Yeah, so hopefully the next video you see from us will be a fun travel vlog out sightseeing
in Delhi and yeah more peppy optimism.
Ciao for now.
Okay bye.