DELHI
Nov 4th 2000
We arrived at 3am. The ride from the airport was amazing even at this time of night - cows wandering in the middle of the road, working camels and busy road works, noisy brightly decorated lorries. It was most exciting, but it was nothing compared to Old Delhi which we visited later in the day. Old Delhi really has to be seen to be believed. The noise and the milling crowds are overpowering. It seems as if the whole population of Delhi is out on the streets. Here are a few pictures.
NB Click on any picture to enlarge it
Old Delhi street scenes | ||
Noise, bustle, colour, smells, animals, people, rickshaws, bikes, taxis, beggars, touts, dirt, rubbish and heat. Wonderful! | ||
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Tim and John outside the Lahore Gate of the Red Fort and walking through Chatta Chowk | ||
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Diwan-I-Am The Hall of Public Audiences | ||
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Jami Masjid, the Friday Mosque its court can hold 25,000 people | ||
Looking east towards the Red Fort and towards the Muslim approach to the Mosque | ||
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Raj Ghat - a simple square of black marble marks the spot where Ghandi was cremated in 1947. The flame from his pyre still burns. | ||
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India Gate, with snake charmer and the gates of the President's Palace | ||
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Humayun's tomb, 16th century and Qutab Minar, started 1193 | ||
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We had three fascinating days in Delhi, before flying to Jaisalmer.
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