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Mom at Alai Minar |
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This tower was supposed to be twice at tall as the Qtub Minar, but obviously wasn't completed. |
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Photo opportunity... |
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these girls pretty much lined up to get individual photos with Mom and I. We got one group shot... I should have said "make picture... 10 rupees!" I could have made like $10. |
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We took the Delhi Metro... |
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to Old Delhi. The Metro was sparkling clean... seriously. Look how it's totally open the entire length. |
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Typical street in Old Delhi |
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"Oh, what a tangled web we weave" |
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Looking down the street... |
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from the Jama Masjid -- the largest active mosque in India. We ate lunch on that street. |
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Looking down on the courtyard |
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This mosque can accomodate 20,000 for prayers. This pic was taken on our "hike" up the tower. |
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We climbed the tower... |
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it's really tall, and you need to have a man in your party or you can't go up. It was a dark and creepy climb, but totally worth it for the amazing view. |
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The Red Fort... |
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as seen from the Jama Masjid tower |
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Learning to beg... |
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Her father (I assume) was teaching her to turn her hand over and approach all the white people. (no comment) |
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Lunch at Karems... |
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Wow! It was fabulous! |
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Stacks and stacks... |
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of wrapping paper. We were on the "paper" street. Just about every kind and function of paper you could imagine (except TP) was on this street. |
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Feliz Navidad! |
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Even in India |
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A book shop |
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... I'm certain the shopkeeper knew exactly where every book was. |
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A school bus? |
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Looks more like a paddy wagon to me... |
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Where would you even put this? |
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The catchy phrase at the bottom says:
Love is only chatter
friends all that matter |
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Mild panic... |
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We put Mom in a rickshaw to the Metro station and he just took off. She was a little concerned. |
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Ever seen Amazing Race? |
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We were all encouraging our rickshaw drivers to go "jaldee, jaldee" and pass the others. Kelly's driver was using other methods to win. |
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Outside the Metro station |
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20 years from now this kid is going to say "Mom, what was I wearing?" |
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"Killer blueline" Pilot |
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These private busses have been responsible for more than a hundred deaths in senseless accidents this year. |
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Taj Repair work |
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What has happened to craftsmanship? It's here in India. These guys were carving a replacement piece for the gate building. It was beautiful. |
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