Annabel and I arrived in Delhi on the 30th and were over joyed to be returning “home”. We realized how exhausted we were from the first part of our grand tour, and how much we were in need of some refueling/relaxing before heading North.
On the 1st of May we did some touristy things in the morning, and then retreated back to the AC apartment of our dear friends.
We visited Humayun's tomb—the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun— which has very similar architecture to the Taj.
After the Ghandi’s Memorial we made our way to the Lotus temple— the a Bahá'í House of Worship. The temple is shaped like a lotus flower, open to all religions. and comprised of 27 marble “petals”.
Finally Domonique (the lovely mother of Annabel’s school friend who is putting up with our craziness) took us to a very nice supermarket while she did some shopping. Of course it was taste testing day and naturally Annabel and I went around trying every type of salsa, dip, and hummus multiple times. Needless to say, I don’t think we will be able to show our faces in that supermarket again.
On the 2nd Annabel and I slept in and had a lazy day before we departed for Amritsar the next morning.
On the 1st of May we did some touristy things in the morning, and then retreated back to the AC apartment of our dear friends.
We visited Humayun's tomb—the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun— which has very similar architecture to the Taj.
Humayun's Tomb
Next we visited Ghandi’s Memorial, the place where Ghandi spent his last day leading up to his assassination. This was probably my favorite part of the day because I can clearly remember watching Ghandi in my living room with my father’s Leaders and Leadership students from Bowdoin College every winter.
Ghandi's footprints leading up to his assassination
After the Ghandi’s Memorial we made our way to the Lotus temple— the a Bahá'í House of Worship. The temple is shaped like a lotus flower, open to all religions. and comprised of 27 marble “petals”.
Lotus Temple
On the 2nd Annabel and I slept in and had a lazy day before we departed for Amritsar the next morning.
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