Delhi

Before I leave this beautiful city, I will share more about my experiences here. There is too much to share in detail, so I will just highlight some of the best parts.

The other day I visited the Red Fort. This is a walled city-palace built in the 17th century to house the Moghul emperors and their "people". The fort is made out of red sandstone, that is what gives it its color. In the stone and marble you will find designs of flowers made out of jewels. Although some of the jewels are no longer there ( in fact the largest diamond in the world used to be here but the English took it and now you can see it in The Tower of London) with the gardens and fountains you can imagine how amazing it must have looked back then.

In the old city of Delhi you will find a market. Here you can buy anything from paper and books to scarves. You can also get food here such as flour, but how you get the flour is different. Here at the bazaar you bring your corn to the shop and the person in the shop grinds it into flour. We also saw some monkeys at the market, trying to see what they could grab. I have a video of this and hope to post it later this week.

Yesterday I went to see the Taj Mahal in Agra. This is a structure built in honor of one of the emperors wives. It is said that her dying wish was that her husband (Shah Jahan) build something spectacular as a symbol of their love. We don't know if this story is true, but if the Taj Mahal is a sign of love, it must have been beautiful. I've seen many pictures, but nothing prepares you for the sheer magnitude and beauty of this structure, along with the gardens and fountains.

I enjoyed this city and all its culture, but it is time to go to my next stop Jaipur "the Pink City".

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Hello from India

After a 10 to 11 hour plane ride I arrived in Delhi, India around 2:30 pm on Christmas day. Even from the sky (over 10,000 feet in the air) I could see the beauty of this area, check out the Himalayan Mountains!

I started the first day with going to the Qutub Minar. This was the first mosque built in India, and they built it on the same site as a Hindu temple. If you look closely you might see some of the Hindu details (carvings of their gods) in the details of the tower.

The second day was filled with history. I visited tombs, which were built to bury some of the emperors, an old fort where an emperor fell to his death, the "White House" of the Indian world and ate some amazing vegetarian food. The best part about the food (besides everything tasting so amazing) is that I get to eat most of it with my hands. With so much good food and history, I'm sure to get a good nights sleep.

Tomorrow I go to Agra to visit the Taj Mahal and then will visit the "Old City" of Delhi the following day. Stay tuned....

Let the Games Begin!

The Beginning

Come with me to travel to one of the most diverse and interesting countries in the world, India. Check back to read about my travels, what I'm seeing and how I'm spending my time. Make sure you leave comments and ask questions.

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