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    • Day 114
    • Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 10:48 AM
    • ⛅ 88 °F
    • Altitude: 245 m
    • IndiaMahrauli28°31’31” N  77°11’5” E
    1Bicycle rickshaw ride through the Chandni Chowk market...the largest in all of Asia!
    2Every stereotype or preconception, good or bad, of Delhi can be confirmed by a trip to the market.Seriously best chai ever in disposable terracotta teacups.Our guide, Naveen (rt), helps us get a delicious taste of chai.112th century Ugrasen ki Baoli...a step well for water storage 108 steps a sacred number.Mongoose sighting - Rikki Rikki Tavi lives! Rudyard Kipling children's classic.UNESCO World Heritage site Qutub Minar, Delhi, a symbol of Muslim victory over Hindu King in 1193AD.The domed building next to the Minar is the first mosque in India Quwwat-ul-Islam .Many Hindu inscriptions remain and we're not destroyed but most were.Petrified wooden beams used in the building of the complex.

    Tour of Old and New Delhi

    March 28, 2024 in India ⋅ ⛅ 88 °F

    With 34 million people the crush of humanity is everywhere. There are hawkers and beggars but they are mostly polite and the Indian people are gracious to all visitors providing a heart felt "namaste" at every greeting. Hinduism, the primary religion in India and the oldest in the world, really does have a lot to offer (beyond the thousands of gods to choose from🙂). About 94 degrees this morning!Read more

    Tobey Odea

    TravelerEvery stereotype or preconception, good or bad, of Delhi can be confirmed by a trip to the market.How did you feel in the crush of people.

    4/3/24Reply
    Terry Light

    TravelerI blended in seamlessly with the Indian people and was one with them. 😆 We never felt too uncomfortable. People were generally respectful of tourists.

    4/4/24Reply
    Tobey Odea

    Traveler12th century Ugrasen ki Baoli...a step well for water storage 108 steps a sacred number.The architecture is stunning

    4/3/24Reply
    Sheryl Jones

    TravelerBicycle rickshaw ride through the Chandni Chowk market...the largest in all of Asia!What a feast for the senses and a wonderfully exciting adventure.

    4/6/24Reply
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