Getting to India was very easy and comfortable, especially the first half to Dubai in the huge A380. I also did not have too many problems with my stuffed carry on, only my travel cutlery got some attention in Düsseldorf and Dubai - it includes a small knife but they let it pass 😅. Immigration in India went also without problems, I booked my flight out of India for nothing ☺, but then my first little adventure started ...
It already announced itself on the plane where I read some strange news about India declaring the bigger part of their cash for invalid. Thanks to Dubai Airport WiFi I also received a warning from my travel agency via email. Then I checked the news in more detail. There is basically no way at the moment to get cash. All ATMs are offline and the exchange offices don't have valid bills anymore. Nevertheless there were 3 people sitting in the exchange office at the airport doing nothing 😁.
OK so I am at the Airport in Trivandrum, only EUR and Credit cards as payment, which I both can't use to get Indian Rupee. Super thirsty and no idea how to get something to drink nor transportation. After some time and lots of Indian English I got a Taxi driver to drive me to a Money Exchange. This exchange only had the now invalid 500 INR notes which no one will accept anymore, including the Taxi driver, so I left without changing.
Long story short, I am at my Hotel now, the Taxi driver is happy about his 10 EUR note (he was not lucky enough for me only having 50s 😂, still no idea how to get money, but at least here I can pay with card.
Taking a nap now. Lots of honking outside ... Welcome to India 😉
To be continued ...
It already announced itself on the plane where I read some strange news about India declaring the bigger part of their cash for invalid. Thanks to Dubai Airport WiFi I also received a warning from my travel agency via email. Then I checked the news in more detail. There is basically no way at the moment to get cash. All ATMs are offline and the exchange offices don't have valid bills anymore. Nevertheless there were 3 people sitting in the exchange office at the airport doing nothing 😁.
OK so I am at the Airport in Trivandrum, only EUR and Credit cards as payment, which I both can't use to get Indian Rupee. Super thirsty and no idea how to get something to drink nor transportation. After some time and lots of Indian English I got a Taxi driver to drive me to a Money Exchange. This exchange only had the now invalid 500 INR notes which no one will accept anymore, including the Taxi driver, so I left without changing.
Long story short, I am at my Hotel now, the Taxi driver is happy about his 10 EUR note (he was not lucky enough for me only having 50s 😂, still no idea how to get money, but at least here I can pay with card.
Taking a nap now. Lots of honking outside ... Welcome to India 😉
To be continued ...
Finally found a place to exchange some EUR $-)
ReplyDeleteGeht ja gut los 😅
ReplyDeleteHoffe, dir gehts gut - im Moment hört man in den Medien ja weniger positive Dinge ;-)
ReplyDeleteViele Grüße
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