North India Trip - Day 7 @ New Delhi

Date: 17/12/11
Route: Jama Masjid-Red Fort-Indian Gate-Qutub Minar-Local Market
--Leaving Jaipur, Ramada Hotel--

We departed for Delhi at 7.30am, and it's a 5-6 hours journey. Little did I expect this leg to be worst of the trip. The traffic was really really bad, and our tour mates relationship with the tour guide got worst. Haiz...I don't want to recall any further :(
--Lunch--

Had our lunch at this famous New Delhi restaurant. Their Tandoori Chicken was super yummy!

Traffic jam.....for hours~

Delhi's metro.
--Passed by Red Fort & Jama Masjid--

It's really a pity that I cld not visit Red Fort. I think it's impressive!

Jama Masjid was so crowded, hence we cld not even alight and walk in :(

Red Fort again.
--India Gate--

The innocent looking students. Many schools brought the kids for excursion.

Lots of street hawkers...

The canopy.

The India Gate is the national monument of India. Situated in the heart of New Delhi, the India Gate was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, inspired by the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. It was built in 1931. Originally known as the All India War Memorial, it is a prominent landmark in Delhi and commemorates the 90,000 soldiers of the Indian Army who lost their lives while fighting for the Indian Empire, or more correctly the British Raj, in World War I and the Third Anglo-Afghan War. It is composed of red and pale sandstone and granite. Originally, a statue of George V of the United Kingdom stood under the now vacant canopy in front of the India Gate, but it was removed to Coronation Park together with other statues. Following India's independence, the India Gate became the site of the Indian Army's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, known as Amar Jawan Jyoti ("the flame of the immortal soldier"). (credit: Wikipedia)

Like the kids' english-inspired uniforms.

Inscriptions of the monument.

Business was good :)
--Qutub Minar--

We managed to enter the place in the evening, before the sky turned dark.

Qutub Minar is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Delhi,India. The Qutub Minar was constructed with red sandstone and marble, and is the tallest minaret in India, with a height of 72.5 meters (237.8 ft), contains 379 stairs to reach the top, and the diameter of base is 14.3 meters whereas the last store is of 2.7 meters. The Construction was commenced by Qutb-ud-din Aibak in 1192 and completed by Iltutmish. Qutb-ud-din Aibak destroyed 27 Hindu and Jain temples and reused the building materials for construction of Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque and the Qutub Minar according to a Persian inscription still on the inner eastern gateway. (credit: Wikipedia)

It is surrounded by several other ancient and medieval structures and ruins, collectively known as Qutub complex.

The place is badly lit, hence it was super difficult to snap clear pics.

I don't like to use flash, but it helps here~

--Local Market--

 I don't know which market I went, but the place was crowded with locals.

A familiar brand...

Eh I saw MOMO selling food!

and MOMO got more than 1 store?!!!!

A Hindu shrine at the marketplace.
--Dinner--

Our last meal in Delhi, a Chinese restaurant, which does not serve food the Chinese way. Haha! I am glad I got to use chopsticks though :)
--Parkland Exotica Hotel--
The hotel looked posh, and someone held a wedding nearby, so the place was lively, and noisy. Haha!

The entrance to lobby. India's security is really tight huh?

Our room.

Recently I kept experiencing "transparent" toilets. I prefer some privacy. Haha! Anyway, there was problem with our toilets, so we had to go to another room to bath. The other room was actually a suite, and the bathroom was equipped with Jacuzzi. Even though it's a Suite, we did not move over as the room was worse than ours. Lolz! Anyway, this hotel looked great on the outside, but many things were not working. Disappointed!