00:00I didn't know exactly what to expect from India; I had imagined it many times, but nothing prepares you for this.
00:08The noise, the smells, the people, the chaos, it all arrives at the same time.
00:13This is Old Delhi and here my adventure begins.
00:17More and more people arrive as it gets later, more chaotic, or more noisy.
00:23Sometimes I laugh, I have fun, and other times I feel very tense, like I'm on alert.
00:30Every time I hear the sounds, it's part of the journey to India.
00:34The initial impact was overwhelming.
00:37The traffic seems to have its own rules, the sounds never stop, and every corner has a different smell; difficult
00:44to describe.
00:45It's a mixture of fascination, incredible culture, but also a very strong shock.
00:50And in this video I'm going to tell you what happened, how I felt, and why being here is important to me.
00:56testing more than I imagined.
01:00We're already at the spice market, my travelers.
01:03It smells amazing, but the smells are very, very strong.
01:06Suddenly it smelled of turmeric, then a little stronger.
01:10And it's not just spices, you also see people working, bringing everything in.
01:13I mean, it's incredible how much traffic you can feel even here.
01:16There are too many smells that I try to define and it's difficult, but suddenly it smells like sweet cloves, curry, cumin.
01:23Many things that, if you like cooking, you might take a little bit of each of these spices with you.
01:30Here, everything happens in plain sight.
01:33Men bathe in the street, others work nonstop, cook in absurd places, on the floor and without any
01:39type of healthcare.
01:40But amidst all this chaos, there is something very human.
01:43Everyone seems used to the disorder, as if it were an invisible choreography.
01:49Hello!
01:51Look, in the middle of the market the spices are being bathed.
01:54They bathe and brush their teeth here in the middle of nowhere.
01:58What are you seeing all sorts of things?
01:59You have to be open-minded when you come to India because it's quite a strong cultural contrast.
02:04And you have to come in a calm manner, ready to see everything.
02:08Look how the man is carrying all that weight and then riding it on the bike.
02:12It's amazing because here at the market you're not just going to see and smell all the spices,
02:17but you'll also see how the day-to-day work of everyone here takes place, carrying out quite a lot
02:21weight.
02:29In the middle of the market I found these stairs where I saw many vendors going up
02:34And I want to see what's up there, what we'll find.
02:38Well, I don't know if it was actually allowed to go up, but you have to take the risk.
02:43As I was going up the stairs, I saw that there was an open door.
02:46where there are many women working, cracking the nuts, which they then put into all these sacks.
02:52Look at how she is.
02:53I can't go in, but they did allow me to go in and say hello.
02:56Okay, let me see if I can show you quickly.
03:02The smell is strong, not bad, but like many spices.
03:06I don't know if it's the pepper or something, but my nose and throat feel itchy.
03:11But a lot, I've been sneezing quite a bit.
03:13I don't know if they're these little red things over here, you see?
03:17As...
03:18Chili.
03:19But I think it's giving me an allergic reaction.
03:22And the urge to cry.
03:24Hello.
03:25Well, hello.
03:29Nothing, this part up here was more spices.
03:32This is a wholesaler where all the local businesses also come to buy at very good prices.
03:37Many people warned me about it.
03:39Don't eat anything from street vendors.
03:41It can be very dangerous.
03:42But how can you understand a country without tasting its flavors?
03:46So I decided to take the risk.
03:47Sometimes, the best part of the journey lies in those small risks.
03:55Let's try a little bit of the food.
03:57Or rather, from the dessert.
03:58This is a yalevi, a very traditional dessert from here.
04:01They serve it by hand.
04:03And I hope this goes down well.
04:05I'm going to eat it with my hands, like they do here, which is more traditional.
04:13It's good.
04:14And it has a little sauce in it.
04:15It looks fried, sweet.
04:17It's delicious.
04:29Let's start this video with all my travelers.
04:33Because I'm about to get on this thing that's kind of like a tuk-tuk on a bike.
04:37But her name is Nisha.
04:39Okay, should I get in here?
04:41Here?
04:42And my friend is going to be cycling through a lot of chaos today, Monday.
04:47So, let's go!
04:53God, I don't know whether to laugh or get nervous.
04:57Because today there is a lot, a lot of traffic.
05:00But here we go, my travelers.
05:02How exciting!
05:05I just don't know how to explain it to them.
05:07Because there are too many things at once.
05:09Between excitement and nerves.
05:11Time grips the camera hard.
05:12Because it can be a little dangerous here.
05:24We're going to buy a very typical tea from here right now.
05:28It's called chai tea.
05:30I want it to be nice and warm.
05:32There are a lot of people.
05:33That's true, but they told me, you can't leave India without trying it.
05:36Thank you.
05:36Thank you.
05:38Look, this comes in a little clay cup.
05:41It's a tea they drink at all hours.
05:44It's very common here.
05:45That it's even in hotels.
05:46And it's made with buffalo milk.
05:48Let's try it.
05:50It smells great!
05:53And it's sweet.
05:54It's really quite delicious.
05:56Someone bit the cup, see?
05:57It's bitten here.
05:59It really would be something I could drink at any time.
06:01It's not like, ah!
06:02I like it a little.
06:03No, it's very good.
06:04And sweet.
06:10My driver got a little tired.
06:11So now I'm going to be the one driving.
06:14I'm going to get the bike down.
06:15Sit down, please!
06:17Let's see.
06:19Now.
06:20Let's see if I have the strength to take him myself.
06:24Oh!
06:25Come on.
06:26That's strong!
06:40I never imagined doing this in India.
06:42A tuk-tuk, but made of bicycles.
06:52Welcome, my travelers, to New Delhi.
06:55And I don't know if you know this, but Delhi is divided into Old Delhi, which was the part that
06:59They met a little while ago.
07:01And New Delhi, which is a completely different contrast, with wide streets.
07:06Everything is much more civilized, clean, with trees and lots of greenery.
07:10And right now I'm walking towards the Gateway of India, which is a huge arch that commemorates the
07:18soldiers killed in the First World War.
07:20You can walk through all of this and right below the arch you'll see the names of all those soldiers.
07:26It's a very beautiful place.
07:28As you walk along, there are many photographers with large lenses offering to take your picture.
07:33But something that I found very curious, and that I hadn't been offered anywhere else,
07:38It's because someone was offering to clean my ears.
07:41And me, no, mine are dirty.
07:43And it's something that's apparently common here.
07:46They pour some oil on it and start removing all the dirt from your ear.
07:49Now I want to know in your comments, would you let them clean your ears in India?
08:00We left behind so much traffic and noise to come to one of the largest mosques here in Delhi.
08:07This is the Yama Masajid mosque.
08:09I brought this.
08:10Let's see if this is enough.
08:12I have to take off my shoes when I enter.
08:15And this mosque is so famous because the emperor who built it is the same one who created the marvel, the
08:21Tak Mahal.
08:22He doesn't leave a single thing behind, he doesn't leave his shoes there.
08:24And now let's go inside.
08:26Is this okay?
08:28No.
08:29Oh, thank you.
08:31I thought I had passed the "well covered" test, but no, I have to put this on.
08:36Well, to be well covered up, at least I brought my little golden veil.
08:39How are you?
08:48Wow, I had said that this was one of the largest mosques in Delhi.
08:52And really listen to this, my travelers, because it is the largest mosque in all of India.
08:57This place can hold 25,000 people.
08:59And its name translates to Yama, it's Friday.
09:02And that's because many Muslims pray every day, but others cannot.
09:06And they come specifically to this place on Fridays, and that's why Yama.
09:10When you come in here, as well as there are quite a few locals, there are also many tourists.
09:14It's not necessary to have your hair covered, I had put it on, but no.
09:18And you walk along while you see all the infrastructure, which is very beautiful.
09:22It's made of red sandstone, which makes it very beautiful and unique, as do the domes that
09:28They're back there.
09:38After visiting a mosque, obviously representing the Islamic religion, we came to this temple which belongs to the Sikh religion.
09:46Another very common religion here in India.
09:49This temple is called Bangla Said.
09:51I can't record inside, but you can already hear the music from here.
09:55I have to put this on, it's like a kind of sign of respect.
09:59I obviously had to take off my shoes and this whole walk has to be done barefoot.
10:04Upon entering, there is a sort of well where we have to wash our feet in order to enter.
10:11And what strikes me most about this temple is that they feed thousands and thousands of people here.
10:16people in a free way.
10:18I think we'll be able to film in the kitchen there, so let's go.
10:29Here they feed 10,000 people for free every day.
10:33And my question is, how many people are cooking to feed so many people?
10:38Something that really caught my attention is that if I want to eat some of their food, grains, lentils,
10:45which is usual,
10:46I can sit there respectfully, they give me a tray, I order the food with both hands and I can eat.
10:52Now, if I decide to eat here, I can't leave any food at all because it's considered disrespectful.
10:58I have to eat absolutely all of it.
11:00I can record here, you can see when they're serving the food.
11:03Here comes the man with a bucket of lentils and starts serving.
11:13They let me into the kitchen area and I was imagining some pots and pans,
11:18But look at the size of the pots where they cook the lentils and chickpeas.
11:23It's something totally industrial, very, very big.
11:26And we also see here what they do with the breads and tortillas.
11:30It's quite hot here, though.
11:33They tell us the food is always fresh and smells great, it's really making my mouth water.
11:38What a wonderful thing you are doing, because many people come together here, especially those in need.
11:44They say there are always those who are donating so that they never run out of food.
11:59As you saw, I tried quite a lot of street food, and then for lunch I really wanted to enjoy everything.
12:06gastronomy in a good restaurant.
12:09And I came to this place which looks very beautiful, very pretty.
12:12Perhaps what many of us didn't imagine when we arrived here in Delhi.
12:16And well, this is a little chicken, here we eat a lot of curry and quite spicy food.
12:20And no matter how much I say, please, not spicy, it's always a little spicy, so much so that it makes my nose run.
12:25This is chicken, beef, orange, literally with curry.
12:30A little garlic bread and this rice that looks very, very delicious.
12:35Everything smells divine, well, with all the spices they use I feel the flavors are unmatched.
12:41Most people here in India, well, a percentage, especially those who practice the Hindu religion, are
12:49vegetarians.
12:49But these places I'm coming to aren't.
12:51The first thing I'm going to try is this meat.
12:55It looks delicious.
12:58Very good.
12:59It's lamb because eating beef isn't allowed here.
13:02Very tasty.
13:05Topical.
13:16Something I find incredible is that when you search for videos from India, you don't find things like this.
13:21Only in old Delhi, but you don't see such beautiful buildings.
13:26I just took a trip to Kutub Minar, which is this beautiful tower, 70 meters tall, that was declared a
13:32World Heritage Site
13:33And the whole complex itself is very beautiful.
13:37The architecture, the history, there's a mosque too.
13:41You go for a walk and you also have that contact with nature, trees, squirrels, little birds.
13:46A place I really like.
13:48It's only about 45 minutes away from New Delhi where we were.
13:53And it's very beautiful, so let's explore it and get to know it.
13:56But this contrast that Delhi offers is definitely impressive, between culture and history, where every corner fills you with so much.
14:07And now I understand why so many tourists from around the world decide to come to this place.
14:16India scares and amazes me at the same time.
14:19It is chaotic, spiritual, intense, and that makes it unforgettable.
14:24Perhaps that's why I came, to feel everything, even fear.
14:27This is just the beginning of my journey through India.
14:30If you want to continue joining me on this adventure, subscribe and get ready because what's coming is something you won't expect.
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