Touring Old Delhi

After our first day we were all still in awe and wonderment but had an early start Monday morning, approx 9am (3.30am GMT). Our guide Sanjeev took us on a tour of Old Delhi; firstly we visited Mother Teresa’s Shishu Bhavan Home for abandoned Children. It was an emotional experience however we all enjoyed interacting and playing with the children. We left 50 of our teddy bears that we had brought from England at the home as gifts for the little ones and they were very excited.

Next we visited the largest mosque in India built by Emperor Shah Jahan, who also built the Taj Mahal. It was an impressive site and what made it more amazing was that 20,000 people worship in the mosque on a regular basis.
Once we left the mosque we embarked on our own formula 1 race around Old Delhi in rickshaws. All rules of the road were ignored as we raced around to the soundtrack of beeping horns and crowded streets in 30 degrees centigrade heat. Much was at stake in the hands of one driver and his bike!

Finally we visited Gandhi’s memorial site where he was cremated in 1948, the day after his assassination. The atmosphere was both calming and tranquil which was a very peaceful way to end our second day in Delhi.
Our stay in Delhi was fantastic largely due to the impressive and informative knowledge provided by Sanjeev our tour guide. We appreciated all his efforts and the rest of our trip will not be the same without him!

Day 3 in India will start at 5am (11.30 GMT) when we take the train down to Agra!












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