Delhi Darbar.

Delhi of New Delhi the capital of modern India was built by Edwin Lutens & Herbert Bakers.

Delhi locally pronounced as Dilli is located on the west bank of the Yamunna river.
Delhi is like any other metro cities in India with its own set of quirkiness.The huge crowd, massive traffic jams, crowded buses and subways which is characteristics of all metro cities and even smaller towns in India will not be missed here.But, this is what makes it Indian---unique in its own way.

Roads are better than other cities in India as its the Capital and they are well maintained.Delhi has a vibrant culture,warm and hospitable people and Mughlai and Punjabi food.

Old Delhi.the capital of Muslim India from the mid 17th century and late
19th century, is full of formidable mosques,monuments and forts.

The Qutub Minar is the world's tallest brick minaret.Construction was started by Qutub-Ud-din Aibak and was ultimately completed ny IItutmish.It is surrounded by other ancient and medieval structures and is collectively called the Qutub Complex.

The iron pillar was erected by Chandragupta Vikramaditya of the Gupta dynasty. The pillar initially stood in the centre of a Jain temple complex housing twenty-seven temples that were destroyed by Qutub-ud-din Aybak,, and their material was used in building the Qutub minar and Quwwat- ul- Islam mosque.The pillar and ruins of the temple stand all around the Qutb complex today. The pillar is 98% pure wrought iron.

Safdarjung's Tomb is a garden tomb built for Safdarjung who was the prime minister of MUhammad Shah.

Red Fort
In 1638 Shahjahan transferred his capital from Agra to Delhi and laid the foundations of Shahjahanabad, the seventh city of Delhi. It is enclosed by a rubble stone wall, with bastions, gates and wickets at intervals. Of its fourteen gates, the important ones are the Mori, Lahori, Ajmeri, Turkman, Kashmiri and Delhi gates, some of which have already been demolished. His famous citadel, the Lal-Qila, or the Red Fort, lying at the town's northern end on the right bank or the Yamuna and south of Salimgarh, was begun in 1639 and completed after nine years. The Red Fort is different from the Agra fort and is better planned, because at its back lies the experience gained by Shahjahan at Agra, and because it was the work of one hand. It is an irregular octagon, with two long sides on the east and west, and with two main gates, one on the west and the other on the south, called Lahori and Delhi gates respectively. While the walls, gates and a few other structures in the fort are constructed of red sandstone, marble has been largely used in the palaces.

Lotus Temple

The Lotus Temple is so called because of its Lotus shape.It is a Bahai house of worship and was completed in 1986

Humayun's Tomb.

Humayun died in 1556, and his widow Hamida Banu Begam, also known as Haji Begam, commenced the construction of his tomb in 1569, fourteen years after his death. It is the first distinct example of proper Mughal style, which was inspired by Persian architecture. It is well known that Humayun picked up the principles of Persian architecture during his exile, and he himself is likely to have planned the tomb, although there is no record to that effect. The tomb was constructed at a cost of 15 lakh rupees (1.5 million).

Our to trip to Delhi ended with a wedding in the family:)