After a 3:40am wake-up call, Melisa and I were on our way from Bombay to Delhi. We spent the entire day traipsing around the city, which is comprised of two parts: Old and New Delhi. Old Delhi is a section of town that is very densely populated with residents, business and historic sites. It dates back centuries. New Delhi is pretty much everything surrounding Old Delhi. New Delhi was designed in the early 20th Century by a British architect after the British decided to move the capital from Calcutta to New Delhi in 1931.
The first thing we saw in Delhi today was Humayun's Tomb. The tomb was built by a Mughal emperor's widow over a twenty year span and serves as the base model for the Taj Mahal. We then went to Connaught Place and spent the afternoon exploring the crowded and pungent streets of Old Delhi, including the old mosque and the spice market.
Delhi has a lot more to see than Bombay, but, like Bombay, is very densely populated and spread out. There are a TON of people. Everywhere you go you'll see more and more people. Yet, Delhi seems a lot dirtier than Bombay. As you walk the streets, you get the occasional sniff of sewage. Some people eat, sleep, bathe and urinate in the streets. Animals, namely cows and goats, reside along major thoroughfares.
The first thing we saw in Delhi today was Humayun's Tomb. The tomb was built by a Mughal emperor's widow over a twenty year span and serves as the base model for the Taj Mahal. We then went to Connaught Place and spent the afternoon exploring the crowded and pungent streets of Old Delhi, including the old mosque and the spice market.
Humayun's Tomb
Delhi has a lot more to see than Bombay, but, like Bombay, is very densely populated and spread out. There are a TON of people. Everywhere you go you'll see more and more people. Yet, Delhi seems a lot dirtier than Bombay. As you walk the streets, you get the occasional sniff of sewage. Some people eat, sleep, bathe and urinate in the streets. Animals, namely cows and goats, reside along major thoroughfares.
No post lately. Did you get run over by an elephant?
ReplyDeleteMaybe he got into a bad schwarma or two??
ReplyDeleteEric's in northern India currently - with less than good internet connections. Don't worry Emily. The pachyderms haven't turned on him...yet.
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