TRAVELS w/P: Tales of Adventure Here & There

Tues oct 19. Dizzy-ing day in Delhi. Headed to largest mosque in India, on outskirts of old delhi. Sat quietly listening to a young muslim teen reciting prayers from the Qoran. Walked through bizarre bazaar of old delhi. Urine puddles here and there, men hawking and spitting and picking their noses. Rickshaws and scooter taxis causing complete pandemonium. Heat exhaustion and dehydration hit a few of us. Live bare wires hanging so low even 5 foot nothing me had to duck. Lunched at a local haunt. Awesome spinach paneer with fenugreek. Lotus temple, a large bahai place of worship for all denominations. A basketed cobra swaying as we disembarked the bus. Visited the site where M Ghandi was cremated. And the compound where he was assassinated. Both deeply moving. All of these sites involved removal of footwear. So very much to write about but difficult to capture in this blog. Tried chai tea from street vendor just outside the hotel. Luscious velvety. Mmmm. Visited 5 star Imperial hotel yesterday. Grand. Ostentatious