Red Fort (Lal Quila) New Delhi

Today was mainly spent shopping. We first went to Chandni Chowk, which was very crowded. After dropping our uncle and aunt off, we went to the Sis Ganj Gurudwara. This place is interesting. Across the street from the gurudwara, there is a church. Down the street, there is a Jain temple. And right next to that, there is a Hindu temple. It is a place …

Hi everybody, long time no blog, we have been having a lot of trouble with our wi-fi the last two or so weeks, so have been drafting so its there when fresh in my head and can just type it in. Happy new year to everybody, may 2012 be filled with health, wealth and happiness for you all. We are having an amazing time and hope this finds you all well …

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 …

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 went sightseeing in Old Delhi. We mainly went to see the Red Fort, an impressive fort with some beautiful buildings inside. I really liked the Diwan-I-Am , a building filled with pretty archways, and the marble buildings, such as the Diwan-I-Khas inlaid with intricate patterns in …

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 …

Breakfast is cheese sandwich and banana.
Waiter says "Tea ... no".
He omits to mention that it's also
"Coffee, no. Eggs, no. Full English Breakfast.. no."
I ask "What the problem with the tea is ..."
He walks away saying "Tea ... no".

They do this interesting thing where they just keep smiling, shaking the head and …

(S) One very positive side effect of being completely screwed up on what time it is: you get up miraculously early. This is a big deal for us. We are used to staying in campgrounds and not sleeping all that well, thus we end of sleeping in. And starting our day around 10:30. Not in India! We were up and at breakfast at 7:30 in the morning. And what …

New Delhi

So Delhi is a mad city and reminds me of the India I remember, the constant hustle and bustle of the streets, the incessant horning, the weaving through traffic by foot going through rickshaws, bikes & locals, the constant calls from rickshaws & street stalls.

I love the hustle and bustle but it is also good to …

Delhi, city of the "Belly" fame and capitol of India. This noisy, frantic city of over 13 million strong has got something for everybody, even if they don't want it. Touts rule supreme here and the chances are if you need something they already have got it for you no matter how elusive or obscure. Destroyed or lost and rebuilt many times over its …

... . We hop the clean, modern subway to Old Delhi. When we exit the station, I realize why Emma was saying that New Delhi wasn't very Indian. The chaos, fumes, smells, beggars and garbage assault me. Monkeys climb powerlines and chatter threateningly from ...

Our flight from Beijing to New Delhi with Ethiopia Airlines eventually took off 1 1/2 hours late.  However, after witnessing the amount of hold luggage our fellow passengers had (the maximum allowed was a hefty 35 kilos which we are sure ...

... one day rather than vicimise oursleves to the scamsters. The tour was a bit disorganised, but we got to see loads of Delhi's sights, like the Red Fort, built by Shah Jahan, who built the Taj Mahal, Quwwat Al Islam, the oldest mosque in India which also ...

... , which was perfect as no words could describe what we were taking in, with regards to the amazing sights, sounds and smells of New Delhi! And people!!! People are everywhere! They don't seem to be doing much other than making the whole place look busy! ...

Entry containing 42 photos titled: 01, 02 - Swaminarayan Akshardham...Best Pic!!!, 03 - No pics allowed inside...so here it is, 04, 05 - Gandhi's Cremated remains, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10 - Street Traffic...Watch Out!!!, 11 - Watch out for the Oxen...They pack a punch!!, 12, 13, 14

... do it with children.  Thank you Nick! Back to the hotel via Gandhi's memorial and the main presidential buildings of New Delhi, which is a surprisingly green city, full of wide avenues, parks and trees.  Our general impression was that it ...

... , no foul stench, no hassle, no nothing. Even just that little way out of Connaught place - what seems the heart of New Delhi with its circular construction of grand white buildings centred around the inner circle and outer circle, the outer circle road ...

... , I WAS THE TOAST OF THE BARISTA WORLD! Coffee shop patrons, you are like putty in my hand. Next, it was time for the Red Fort. Got myself a rickshaw. I will say at this point that one of the most fab things about India is that the laws of supply and ...

... I head for breakfast at 6am and then to the gym at 7am for a work out. That day we head for the red fort, one of india's historic landmarks, and what a ride it is getting there. the pictures really can't describe the noise, odour and outright chaos all ...

... wide boulevardes and Connaught Place is like Singapore so its a limbo kind of place. The Old City is more like India with the Red Fort, Jama Mosque and lots of industry specific small roads for car parts, electrics, pipes, paper, tools, plumbing supplies ...