Delhi Doesn't Disappoint

This post is some hot mess of formatting. I promise it will get better. I'm just out of practice and slightly delirious with jet lag.

The photos are our day in reverse - starting with Qutub Minar.

Below and right is the Lotus Temple - a

Sanctuary for the Bahai Faith.

And now we're back to Humayan's tomb.

The Migrant Monkeys landed softly in Delhi just before midnight on Wednesday. We were nestled in our twin beds at Apartment 52 Hotel by 2:00 am. Despite less than five hours of sleep we sprung into action by 7:00, hitting the dusty streets of Connaught Place. Today's mission was procuring train tickets to Agra - to visit the Taj Mahal.

We got a little more than we bargained for - and after some shrewd negotiations at the Department of Tourism we found ourselves the proud renters of one car & driver for four days. It's a good bit more bougie than we've ever traveled before, but the trains are booked until 9th December. Having Kalla and his car around is saving us immeasurable time and aggravation. Today he drove us to Delhi's beautiful tourist destinations. He assured us he had the three essential ingredients for any good Indian driver - a sound mind, good brakes, and a working horn. He also amused us with little quips like "No hurry, no worry - chicken curry."

We started our tour at India Gate, India's National Monument. Then it was off to Humayan's Tomb, Delhi's first Mughal Mausoleum. If the photos look fuzzy- that's not our camera. True to wunderground.com the weather in Delhi is indeed "smoky". I'm pretty sure they're burning garbage, and our clothes are going to smell like campfire before we get to Bangalore.

At Humayan's Tomb a crowd of school girls shoved each other mosh-pit style so that I would "Take a photo, please." And in turn I found myself yet again the subject of curiosity in a foreign land - having my picture snapped time and again by the natives. (It's the hair.),

Tomorrow Kalla will drive us to Jaipur where we'll spend one night before heading on to Agra. Then it's back to Delhi to catch our Sunday flight to Bangalore.