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I really hadn't planned on spending any time in Delhi. But since my flight to
Kathmandu was delayed a day
, my flight back was moved forward a day too. This would
have made it difficult to get to Jaipur as I'd planned. So I skipped going to
Jaipur, and stayed to sightsee in Delhi. This was good too- There are some
amazing things to see, the food was good, and I got to connect with David and
Mugdha for dinner again.
The downside to my stay in Delhi was the little hotel I stayed in. It was quite modest, and mostly adequate, but the windows didn't seal. One night someone was burning a huge pile of garbage outside, and the upper floor filled with smoke. I woke up hacking and wheezing, and it felt as though I'd gotten some sort of respiratory thing. I was moved to a different room that night, but it was already done. Even though I was pretty uncomfortable the rest of the trip, I still had a good time and enjoyed seeing the country. One nice thing about my hotel is that they arranged to get me a car and driver to cart me around to the things I wanted to see. This was really a driver, and not a guide, but he spoke passable English, and took me where I wanted to go. |
 Crowded streets |
 Crowded sidewalk |
 Carpets in the road |
 Bicycle rickshaws |
Jama Masjid Mosque - Built 1658
 Entering the mosque |
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 Nice architecture |
 View outside the mosque |
 View outside the mosque |
 Busy local neighborhood |
 Nice detail |
 Nice detail |
 Inside the mosque |
 New and old |
 View from the minaret top |
 View from the minaret top |
 View from the minaret top |
 View from the minaret top |
 View from the minaret top |
 Praying Muslims |
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Red Fort
 Main entrance |
 Monks can be tourists too! |
 Lahore gate |
 Detailed architecture |
 Inside the fort |
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 Now THAT'S style! |
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 Even more detailed |
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 Common theme, but different |
 Empty fountain |
 Industry behind beauty |
 Large pedestrian |
 Shantytown |
 MOBBED road |
Humayun's Tomb
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 Dirt/dust EVERYWHERE |
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 They're not waving at me. |
 Main tomb building |
 Must've been beautiful new |
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 View from main bldg |
 Tombs on upper level |
 View from upper level |
 Interesting window |
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 Interesting window |
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 Green parrots |
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 Inside main tomb area |
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 Foreign flowers |
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 Maintenance workers restoring |
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 Taxi! |
Qutb Minar
 Don't know why, but I like this shot |
 Main tower (it's not leaning) |
 A stone window screen? |
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 I love geometric things like this |
 Wild myna bird |
 Unfinished Alai Minar |
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 Tombs |
 Tower and ruins |
 Beautiful detail |
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 How long did this take to make? |
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 Notice the stone work |
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 This stone carving astounds me |
 This stone carving astounds me |
 Dry moat |
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 Ceiling decoration |
 Can you imagine teams of stone carvers making this? |
 Colorful clothing |
 Magnificent |
 Magnificent!! |
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 Wow. |
 4 people, 1 sidesaddle, 1 helmet No other safety gear |
 Busy area |
 NARROW passing lane |