The cost of flying is our main criteria. In this category Frankfurt at Mann is a much better choice for this trip than Warsaw, Prague or Berlin. And we get to fly with Emirates which obviously offers better standards than Russian Aeroflot.

We take a bus to Frankfurt from Jelenia Gora, Poland, directly. The bus drops us off at the main railway station where we take a train and after 10 minutes we are on the airport.

Terminal 2 on Dubai Airport (where we transfer to flight to Delhi) is impressive. Not as much as we expected though. We didn't know about the Terminal 3 back then. I will get back to the subject later.

Unfortunately there aren't enough seats for travellers - that makes people sleep on the floor. Numerous bodies wrapped in blankets cover a large area of the hall. Later on we find out this kind of behaviour is nothing extraordinary in this part of the world.

If not for the luxury, Emirates wouldn't be Emirates. Even the clocks on the walls are rolexes.

When landing in Dubai, we expected a dramatic difference in weather conditions compared to cold and wet Germany. Because of the construction works, we had even a better chance to experience the heat of Arabian desert.

After leaving the plane directly onto the apron, instead of using special tunell, we took an air conditioned bus which took us to the terminal.

The food served on long distance flights is surprisingly tasty. Well... maybe we liked it because of unusual conditions.

In order to make our arrival as comfortable as possible, I have booked a room in advance and also a car with driver who waited for us at the exit from the airport.

Driver sent from a hotel is waiting for us in the airport hall.

The car wasn't necessary, as hiring a pre-paid taxi is cheaper and also very easy. One can take a regular taxi and get even a better price but that requires more experience.

Even though we payed twice as much as for regular taxi, the driver asked us for a tip. He didn't get it.

Hand painted road signs are nothing special in India. We haven't seen any other during the whole trip.

The cars drive so close one to another it is very easy to touch one outside your window just sticking out your palm, not even the whole hand.

Autorikshas (similar to tuk-tuks in Thailand) are one of the most popular solutions of public transport.

Bicycle rikshas are complementary. They are slower but cheaper. A good solution if we are not in the hurry.

Hand pulled rikshas are no longer available in India.

Most of the budget hotels and guest houses can be found in a vivid market area of Old Delhi - Paharganj. Trying to get there we squeeze through very narrow and busy streets by car. Unimaginable for an European.

As long as we don't arrive in the middle of the night, booking a room in advance is not necessary. Especially, there is no reason going to places recommended by popular guidebooks.

We have had chosen Namaskar hotel, and got severily ripped off, paying 480 INR per night for room worth not more than 100 INR. Second time we came to Delhi, we rented a much higher standard room for 250 INR.

Areas like Paharganj, where competition is high, one can easily negotiate his own, reasonable price. Except for ridiculously expensive Mumbai, everywhere we have stopped for the night, we payed 100-250 INR for a room with bathroom.

The budget rooms are fairly simple and modest. Just fine for us. A good idea is to check whether hot water is available (very rarely) and if the power plugs work properly (most of the times).