The trip to McLeod Ganj netted me a few days in Delhi because of the flight times of Kam Air and of Kingfisher. I was able to get my shoes repaired in the time I had in Delhi before the return to Kabul.

Originally attracted by the offer of a cut rate shoe shine from this fellow from Rajasthan, (Are all those that shine shoes from that state?) I accepted his advice for the much needed repairs on these shoes. I forgot to ask how much the repairs would cost before he was halfway through the stitching and gluing. I will probably get another few years of service from the shoes so it was still worth the price.

Paharganj Shoe Repair 1

Paharganj Shoe Repair 2

Paharganj Shoe Repair 3

Connaught Place is now officially Rajiv Chowk. It’s still more common to hear it referred to by the old name. On Sunday cricket players replace shoppers. The games are only interrupted when it is necessary to retrieve a ball from one of the rooftops.

Connaught Place (Rajiv Chowk) Cricket