So after many trips to Delhi where we end up doing what the rest of the family enjoys doing, this time we did what my Mom has been wanting to do. We took the metro up to Chandni Chowk and walked over to the Parathe Wali Gali. First, the metro is a definite improvement over other modes of transport in Delhi. Its clean, faster and very convenient if you are and need to get to someplace close to one of the two lines. Personally I thought it could be faster, but hey I am not complaining, given alternatives. What was mystifying though was the (limited) number of parathe shops on the eponymous lane. I counted all of three ! I don't know if this was always the case of if its a matter of the shifting economics of retail real estate. In either case it was a pity, how can the lane even be called that ? My mother though had a great time, and the trip seemed well worth the half day it took.
