Humayun's Tomb New Delhi

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Today we explored some of the major sights of the city, and discovered that although both part of greater Delhi, New Delhi and old Delhi have vastly different vibes…

Surprisingly, we were both able …

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Landed at 6am local time in the middle of a huge monsoon downpour, quite exciting! Stepping off the plane the heat and humidity hit me straight away!

It took me a while to get through immigration (i didn't see any customs!) and I had to hunt around for the pick up/drop off point. Luckily my driver was still waiting for me and we made our …

India -day 1 - New Delhi
What an amazing day! Arrived in to the airport an hour late at 04:10. When we came to immigration, we were faced with our first barrage of people. There were thousands of people waiting to go through!
We eventually got through and our driver met us on the other side and we were back to the hotel by 6.
Having had …

Entry containing 12 photos titled: Lotus Tempel, Paharganj, Room, Bathroom, Red Fort, Jama Masjid, India Gate, Parliament House, Humanyun's Tomb, New Delhi Railway Station, Lodi Gardens

Hello to everyone back in England!


This weekend Joanna and I have been sightseeing in New Delhi. First we headed to Delhi Zoo, which was fun! It was quite a warm day so it was nice to wonder around and see all the animals, especially the ones that they don't have in Bristol Zoo! I think I liked the giraffes best, but the monkeys were …

Delhi is daunting, yet delectable. The cacophony of car horns is constant…crossing the street is like human Frogger…and the sheer population saturation leads to lanes lined in filth. But, it is alive like no other city I've seen, and nothing shy of stupendous.

Fatigue was a factor when I arrived shortly after noon (I’d …

One of the menus in the room is a pillow menu.
You can select firmness and type of "down" inside.
A pillow menu is something I never would have believed existed had I not seen it.

Got a taxi from hotel concierge today, was completely different experience, in that he took me just where I wanted to go, no tourist agency or tourist …

Today's teachings were kindly provided by the stoic Japanese tourists admired around Old Delhi. Imperturbable and wearing nothing but their expensive clothes, electronic gears and smiles, they are definitely worth my eternal admiration for how they're able to stand even under the harshest conditions. You might think that a Japanese tourist would …

At some point whilst travelling in India you are bound to come across the saying "Same Same". A call frequently used by merchants trying to sell you something and referring to a different product of similar value or quality. The "(But Different)" part being the sarcastic internal voice of the traveler, in full knowledge that the chances of the …

... in it - more like a stadium if you ask me! I took a few pics from a far, and we headed to our next stop, Humayun's tomb. We know he was an Emperor, but that's about it. The tomb was incredibly beautiful. They used red stone to construct everything and ...

... our luggage for the day, thankfully. We meet our driver and set off for some proper sightseeing which includes government buildings in New Delhi and two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, one of which is a tomb that inspired the Taj Mahal.  First we ...

... buildings as well as all the different embassies of the world who have come to make an appearance in India.  He also took us to Humayun's tomb.   It was so much fun to climb all around these old crumbling rock buildings and walls.  ...

... scandalous, in a country where I would cause a scene if I don't have my shoulders covered!! Next we went to visit Humayun's tomb. Having Nancy there made a world of difference. She had visited it 10 years before and they have done some major ...

... of gates built around Delhi as entry and exitways - I believe this one was simply built as a monument. Fourth, we went to Humayun's tomb.  We stopped for lunch somewhere between all of this at a restaurant in a sort of plaza.  The food was ...

... said thier prayers and left.   Jumping back on the Metro I went back towards town getting off at Khan Market to go and see Humayun's Tomb. It was still a bit of a walk from the station and mostly along large roads with little to no shade, I was more ...

... they are all very old. So that is what I have been exploring... I have seen Qutub Minar (1199), Siri (1303), Humayun's Tomb (1566) & Safdarjang's Tomb (1754). The last two are similar to the Taj Mahal and it is said that it was based on their design. ...

... monuments. The Qutb Minar is in my opinion, the most interesting, I would go there again.  It is certainly very popular. The Humayun's Tomb was not as interesting as I remembered it to be and I doubt I would return. The Lotus Temple was a big ...

... but really wanted to walk. From the gate we walked to the Old Fort and then got an auto (not Mr 4001 though) to Humayun's Tomb. This was the best thing we saw in Delhi. A red version of the Taj Mahal basically. Again once in the grounds ...

... ;   But she had a great idea of something else to do; a 1565 prototype to the Taj Mahal called Humayun's Tomb, right in the middle of Delhi. (We had considered doing the long trek to the real Taj Mahal that day, which we had loved seeing on a ...