Hot! Hot! Hot! A very long day. I wondered how we were going to see everything on the course list and now I know. By the last three stops we saw the scenery from the comfort of our cool vehicles. All beautiful and amazing. The day it all seemed like a blur, I’ll let pictures speak for us.
Sandra Krahn
What we saw in 40 C over 8 hours...
Old Delhi * the Jama Masjid (Universal Mosque)
* the Red Fort
* cycle rickshaws Chandni Chowk (Silver Street) and through the spice market, Gold/Silversmith market
* Emperor Humayun’s Tomb (16th century; model for later Mogul Monuments, including Taj Mahal)
Sandra Krahn
What we saw in 40 C over 8 hours...Old Delhi * the Jama Masjid (Universal Mosque)
* the Red Fort
* cycle rickshaws Chandni Chowk (Silver Street) and through the spice market, Gold/Silversmith market
* Emperor Humayun’s Tomb (16th century; model for later Mogul Monuments, including Taj Mahal) British Raj (Rule)
* Edwin Lutyen’s “New” city; symbol of British power and supremacy, India Gate (42 m high), Parliament House, Government Secretariats, and Presidential Palace (Rashtrapati)
* Edwin Lutyen’s “New” city; symbol of British power and supremacy, India Gate (42 m high), Parliament House, Government Secretariats, and Presidential Palace (Rashtrapati)
* Raj Ghat (Mahatma Gandhi’s Memorial) on the bank of the Yamuna River; Gandhi Museum, Salt Protest Memorial* Qutab Minar (70 m victory tower of Qutub-ud-Din Aibek in 1199); a UNESCO World Heritage Monument
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