The following morning I woke up at 900. Today Sara, Jeff, and I were to go sightseeing. We had a jam packed day and were all pretty excited to see some of Delhi other than poverty stricken Old Delhi. The driver picked us up right in front of the Major’s Den. He was a little guy who loved to talk although we couldn’t understand a word he says and he couldn’t understand us all that well either.
Our first stop was Jama Masjid (1658), the largest mosque in India built by Shah Jahan (the same guy who built the Taj Mahal). Next we headed toward the Red Fort (1648) which was also built by Shah Jahan, it was amazing, it was a city within itself, made of red sandstone walls encrusted with mother of pearl engravings, white marble interiors, and semi-precious used for decoration. Following the red fort we headed to Rag Ghat, this is Mahatma Ghandi’s memorial and is the location where he was cremated. It was a garden with an eternity flame sculpture in the center, it was very peaceful, and it seemed far away from the hustle and bustle of the outside walls. After we went to Humayon Y\Tomb, built in the mid 16th century. It as also exquisite, it is so hard to describe these places but once my pictures are up you all will see what i am talking about. After the tomb we went for lunch at the chicken inn. Don’t let the name fool you because the food was awesome! I got curried mixed veggies, rice, and naan bread. Mmm mmm mmm.
Finally we made it to Qutab Minar, another city within a city, thriving wit Muslim influence, it is a 70m tower.
Upon leaving Qutab Minar a group of 12 year old girls flocked to us. We were western looking, and therefore different. They all shook our hands, were so pleased to meet us, and they wanted pictures of us. They were so cute and we were pleased to of had that experience.
We then went to India Gate (the tomb of the Unknown Soldier) where the Olympic torch will go through on the 17th of April. After we went to see the Presidents house and the house of Parliament. We called it a day at that point, went back to the majors den and took a nap. At around 11 we met up with Jeff to go and get some chai (Indian tea) and say goodbye. The following day Sara and I would be headed to Agra and he was going up north.
It was a really fun day and got me pumped for the rest of my stay here in India.
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