Travel Photo 306992

Feb 25, 2023 6:30am

On all holidays there are good days and bad days, and especially when travelling on a budget as we are. This was one of the rougher days. We had booked an overnight, air conditioned bus from Delhi to Rishikesh. To start off, our taxi driver dropped us at the bus station at Kashmere Gate, instead of Gate No 5 of the Metro station as we had asked. The place was the size of an airport terminal, complete with security & baggage checks. After a frantic hour, we worked out where we should be, and arrived with 15 minutes to spare. Next followed an hour and a half, stood by the side of the road, watching hundreds of buses coming and going, but none with our operator on them. Eventually I rang the number on the ticket, and a gentleman cheerfully told me “Aahh yes Madam, that bus has been cancelled”.