"Old and New" Thechans's photos around Delhi, India
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Добавено от: Videоguide
Добавено на: 05.05.2011
Държава: Индия
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A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Delhi, India by TravelPod blogger Thechans titled "Old and New". TravelPod is a company of TripAdvisor™. Thechans's travel blog entry: "Delhi, 12/11 Miles travelled: 24498 We're in India! It's only a 2-1/2 hour flight from Dubai to Delhi; we arrived at about 5:00 AM. Our first day in India went smoother than expected -- we were met at the airport and transferred to our hotel -- although it wasn't the one we originally expected, we were assured that, in fact, it was the correct hotel. And that was true, they had our reservation and voucher, so everything is "no problem". We took a nap and then went to visit the tomb of Humayun, who was an emperor in the 1500s; his tomb is very impressive and is said to be a precursor to the Taj Mahal. It is set in a parklike area with fountains and well-maintained grounds. We then took an "auto-rickshaw" into the older section of the city to view the Red Fort and the large mosque across the street. Delhi is a study in contrasts, the old section with narrow streets and small storefronts reminiscent of our recent experience in West Africa, while New Delhi has wide avenues, streets radiating from roundabouts, and grand parks oozing with British influence. On the whole, however, it is much cleaner and more developed than we had expected. Certainly even the older run-down areas seem much "better" (paved, relatively clean, no trash or animal droppings in the street) than most of the areas we ...