"a night to remember"

"
Last time when I visited Delhi, we(I along with my friends) stayed overnight in a "Paharganj Market" hotel. After having dinner we went to Cannaught Place for a rather unusual late night walk.

Well, I discovered that the Cannaught Place in the night is quite different from the one we see in the day. Most of the shops were closed. A few restaurants were still open. The atmosphere was cool and a gentle breeze made us feel good. We thought of going for a whole round of the place. The roads were almost empty. Still some vehicles reminded us of their being.

We chatted as we went across. Of some people whom we noticed was a girl. Well I think she was waiting for someone, a friend maybe. She was trying to run down an ascending escalator in order to keep her occupied. Both of my friends now decided to go for their "regular" phone calls.And I was left alone on the bench.Well, it was fine with me. Sometimes being alone helps in thinking about life, the people connected to you, those whom you love dearly and other wonderful moments of your life.
A few yards ahead a "Delhi Police" gypsy was parked. The guys were, besides keeping a vigil around, listening to the FM. Well it was their only help to kill time efficiently.

We returned after sometime. On our way back we thought of going inside a Coffee House. But the idea was dropped more quickly than it had occurred much owing to the limited money in our pockets and the fact that we had a whole day to manage with that amount. I wondered why these "high status" restaurants, unlike their small counterparts, did not have the rate-list hung outside. It was my petty thinking, but it would have helped us decide according to our pockets and avoiding
embarrassment.

A few auto-rickshaw drivers were having a quarrel with two women. We did not know the reason, maybe it was about fare,and I stopped my much interested friend from intervening it. Though we informed the constables standing at some distance,they didn't seem interested at all.

One thing was clear. Delhi of the night was still awake. And it was different altogether from the Delhi of the day!!
A sudden rush of cool breeze hit us, and we quickened our steps towards our home for the night.