Day in Delhi

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Spent today in Old Delhi, took the Metro to the old town and it was a little crammed in! But very clean and efficient.

First we visited the Jama Masjid Mosque in the centre of the old town, this massive building will accommodate 25,000 worshipers. We then wandered through the tight narrow streets of the old town where the buildings are so close above you the almost join 3 floors up. The we visited a Sikh Gurudwara (sorry forgot name) where they have a food kitchen which is open to all 24 hrs a day and is free. We were allowed to go into the kitchens to see the food been prepared in dixies the size I have never seen before over.
Next was a walk through the spice market which was frankly overpowering, the smell senses are now well and truly shot what with the smog and heat to boot. We all left sneezing.
We then took the Metro to Connaught Place, the centre of what was the British Raj India. Beautiful colonnade buildings are arranged in a circle around a central park with radial roads running off. We went to a restaurant here and had a Thalis meal for Rs.150 (about 2GBP) It comprised a fried bread, rice, and around 10 different small dishes of different curried vegetables and also a sweet dish and plain yogurt. Excellent value and damn tasty.
Some of us then tried to find a book shop nearby but failed so we took an auto-rickshaw to India Gate and ended up having more pics taken of us than we took of the monument! Finally back to the hotel where we check out tonight.
We're taking an overnight train to the east. and then will pick up some river boats for two days on the Ganges River down to Varanasi, so there may not be another post for a few days.