Up to India (Delhi, Taj Mahal, Rajasthan, and Vicinity) - October 6th-24th 2007

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October 8th 2007: Delhi's Humayun's Tomb and Old Delhi


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Morning
We slept the night of the 7th and some of the following nights in a
friend's artistically decorated apartment.  It has a high ceiling and
marbled floors.
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We slept the night of the 7th and some of the following nights in a friend's artistically decorated apartment. It has a high ceiling and marbled floors.
The doorbell makes the sound of a bird. How great is that?
Khan Market
For lunch, we headed to Khan Market, a fairly upscale shopping district. 
On the way, we saw many auto rickshaws, these green and yellow
three-wheeled vehicles that are used much like taxis.
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One street within the market.
Another street within the market.  Notice all the hanging electrical
lines.
For lunch, we headed to Khan Market, a fairly upscale shopping district. On the way, we saw many auto rickshaws, these green and yellow three-wheeled vehicles that are used much like taxis.
In Khan Market, we double-parked, as we were supposed to, and left our car in neutral. Assistants push the car as appropriate to let people out or in of parking spots. It's like valet parking but you get to keep your keys.
One street within the market.
Another street within the market. Notice all the hanging electrical lines.
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At one store, the name on the security guard's uniform said "Sharp Eyed Group." :)
Lunch at Chokola
We went to Khan Market to have lunch at Chokola, a Western-style eatery
serving eggs, chocolate drinks, truffles, pizzas, tapas, and more. 
Here's the entrance.
Part of Chokola's interior.  I like the textured wall at right.  There are
display cases of artisanal chocolate off the left side of the picture.
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French toast  Interestingly, topped with grapes.
We went to Khan Market to have lunch at Chokola, a Western-style eatery serving eggs, chocolate drinks, truffles, pizzas, tapas, and more. Here's the entrance.
Part of Chokola's interior. I like the textured wall at right. There are display cases of artisanal chocolate off the left side of the picture.
I apparently didn't take pictures of the stars of our visits to Chokola: our chocolate drinks. If these chocolate drinks weren't the best in my life, they were certainly up there. I had a great hot chocolate. Other people had a really good cool chocolate drink, and a thick hazelnut chocolate drink. (I tried them both.)
French toast Interestingly, topped with grapes.
A mini-pizza.
A passable omelette.
Another passable omelette, along with a good fresh fruit compote.
A mini-pizza.
A passable omelette.
Another passable omelette, along with a good fresh fruit compote.
Humayun's Tomb Complex
Our first stop within the complex was the Isa Khan Tomb.
The tomb/mosque itself.
Isa Khan's Tomb's description.
A panorama of the area surrounding the tomb.
Our first stop within the complex was the Isa Khan Tomb.
The tomb/mosque itself.
Isa Khan's Tomb's description.
A panorama of the area surrounding the tomb.
A building near the tomb.
Inside the tomb.
The tomb's entrance.
Inside, above the tomb.
A building near the tomb.
Inside the tomb.
The tomb's entrance.
Inside, above the tomb.
Ibid.



In America, there'd no doubt be a rope preventing people from getting
too close to the edge.
Ibid.
Ibid.  J.
Our host/friend, J, and N.  

Taken on top of the tomb.
Ibid.
In America, there'd no doubt be a rope preventing people from getting too close to the edge.
Ibid.
Ibid.
J.
Our host/friend, J, and N.
Taken on top of the tomb.
Ibid.  A crumbling tower with a few blue tiles that haven't yet fallen off or
been stolen.
Our host and N, who's pointing out the blue tiles.
Fun with framing. 

Taken from inside the top of the tomb, a view toward the entrance to the
tomb's enclosure.
Ibid.
Ibid. A crumbling tower with a few blue tiles that haven't yet fallen off or been stolen.
Our host and N, who's pointing out the blue tiles.
Fun with framing.
Taken from inside the top of the tomb, a view toward the entrance to the tomb's enclosure.
Ibid.
More fun with framing. 
The gate one approaches before the West Gate.
A random gate.
West Gate. 
I was surprised to see Stars of David on the structure.
West Gate's description.  This explains the Stars of David that we
saw on this structure and in general not infrequently throughout India. 
There's more description on the web about the connection between the
Mughali use of the six-sided star and the Jewish one.
More fun with framing.
The gate one approaches before the West Gate.
A random gate.
West Gate.
I was surprised to see Stars of David on the structure.
West Gate's description.
This explains the Stars of David that we saw on this structure and in general not infrequently throughout India. There's more description on the web about the connection between the Mughali use of the six-sided star and the Jewish one.