Back in Delhi - Exploring more

We returned back to Delhi to start our India travel. The 2 days in Delhi were dedicated to Indian food, more sightseeing, catching up with family, friends and welcoming Junita’s son Arun and his fiancée Alice to India.
The first sightseeing took us in the evening to Qutab Minar. Qutab Minar is the tallest brick tower in the world, standing at 73 metres high. It is a few steps smaller than the Taj Mahal. It has five storeys and a spiral staircase with 379 steps. The tower is made of red sandstone and marble. It was built to celebrate the victory of a famous leader named Qutb-ud-Din Aibak. It is part of the Qutab complex, which lies at the site of Delhi's oldest fortified city, Lal Kot, founded by the Tomar Rajputs. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mehrauli area of South Delhi, India. For me it was the second time I was there, first time was in 2013. But this time it was at night, was less busy and gave a different perspective.
Next morning Junita’s sister Rosita took us the Lodi Garden. It’s a park in the center of New Delhi and contains Mohammed Shah's Tomb, the Tomb of Sikandar Lodi, the Shisha Gumbad and the Bara Gumbad. The buildings are of the 15th century by Lodis - who ruled parts of northern India and Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of modern-day Pakistan, from 1451 to 1526. Bara Gumbad - which means Big Dome - was most likely constructed as a gateway to the attached mosque. Both the Bara Gumbad and the mosque were built in 1494 during the reign of Sikander Lodi.
After a nice walk in the park we finished the morning session with a tasty Dosa breakfast at the Karnataka restaurant. This restaurant exists already for 40 years and Rosita and Junita were here on the second day the restaurant opened. Interesting story!Read more