Delhi: Paharganj, towards New Delhi station, where my hotel was...
Day trip to Fatehpur Sikri
The king would stand on top of this pillar and discuss with religious leaders from different world religions on each of the four corners.
The pillar is a mixture of symbols from four religions, symbolizing the efforts of the king to make his own religion
Memorial tower made for the King's favorite elephant
The king would play the game with girls as living pieces
Muslim decorations
The king's son removed the faces of the animals, since it is forbidden in Islam to depict faces
The king's waterbed: in the Summer the room would be filled with water for cooling
Probably the highest gate in Asia
Marble tomb
tunnel to Agra, according to the stories...
after making a wish, people will tie a rope to the marble screen
beautiful inlay
these are all marble screens!
Highest gate in Asia, more than 40 meters (130 feet) high!
View over Sikri
The British nailed horseshoes on these doors for luck
Waiting under the banyan tree for our ride back
9 km of city walls, made in 12 years and then abandoned after 4 years, due to lack of water.
Taj Fort in Agra
views of the Taj Mahal
second gate
lawn mower. Goes a lot faster than having people cutting the grass by hand, as you often see in parks and even golf courses
here the Mughal king was held captive by his son after completing the Taj Mahal. For 7 years he could only see it from a distance and then he died.
British officer's grave, a little misplaced here
Here on top the king would sit to hear the people
and this is where the people could gather
real handicraft
shaping the semi-precious stones for the inlay work
the west entrance of the Taj Mahal complex
Second gate
first view of the Taj itself
Marble, marble, marble...
pictures, pictures, pictures...
That's me. See? I've been there... And it was like the pictures. Though nicer. How much more I'm now looking forward to the New Jerusalem and the even far greater things the King of Kings is preparing there!
The building mirroring the Mosque on the left side of the Taj. Build just for symmetry sake, a monument by itself!
Shoe covers
Entrance to the tomb
So beautiful
Back side, view of the Yamuna river
Still there after 400 years
inside the mosque
Dromedary. Never knew that they are so HUGE!!!
Main Bazar
Chandni Chowk with Red Fort in background
Red Fort, closed for Independence Day preparations
Jain temple
with murals
safety preparations Red Fort
Red Fort walls. Why is it called Red Fort?!
Jama Mashid, India's biggest mosque, built by Shah Jahan
Suddenly the monsoon started, a month late
Streets outside the mosque
From the South minaret
Red Fort from on high
Delhi's houses
very small, always fun when someone came the other direction!
Walking in the neighborhood
You won't live long, mister goat.
Never any problems with power supply
Secretariat building from Rajpath
India gate from Rajpath. Rajpath is for India what the Mall in Washington DC is for the USA.
India gate, a war memorial.
Delhi's EXCELLENT metro system. Really good.
My street got a little muddy after the rains...
