No, I am not back in Russia or the former USSR. This is Paharganj, a tourist ghetto near the New Delhi Railway Station.
Delhi is in love with bureaucracy in a way that would make the Soviet Union proud. In a pre-booked room, where I paid with credit card, I was told at midnight that I needed a passport or some other proof of residence to check in. A PAN card, a Government of India-issued Income Tax Card wasn't enough! Finally we reached a compromise when they "generously" agreed to accept my visiting card!
As far as experiences go, this is the first of this kind for me in India. Later on, I was told that is a new anti-terrorism procedure prescribed by the police. Now I really feel safe!!
Delhi is in love with bureaucracy in a way that would make the Soviet Union proud. In a pre-booked room, where I paid with credit card, I was told at midnight that I needed a passport or some other proof of residence to check in. A PAN card, a Government of India-issued Income Tax Card wasn't enough! Finally we reached a compromise when they "generously" agreed to accept my visiting card!
As far as experiences go, this is the first of this kind for me in India. Later on, I was told that is a new anti-terrorism procedure prescribed by the police. Now I really feel safe!!
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