Long Gone in Hong Kong: Delhi

We arrived late into Delhi and woke up early to get a head-start on the city, as we only had one day there. Delhi is India's capital; a bustling city that's divided into halves: Old Delhi and New Delhi. New Delhi is the business hub. Tuk-tuks and rickshaws blaze by you on well-built roads. The poverty on the side of the road, is flanked with modern shopping malls comprised of stores such as Lacoste, and Nike.

Old Delhi was built by the Mughals in the 17th century. It's mixed with rich history and modern chaos. It was my favorite part of Delhi.

We started at the Jamma Masjid, housed in Old Delhi.

We drove down dirt roads, battling cars, people, tuk-tuks, and cows.

We walked up the steep stairs to the mosque and were told to remove our shoes. I was given a nice "robe" to wear over my pants and jacket. After my bag was checked, shoes off, robe on...We stepped into an oasis. It was quiet; Serene.

Such a contrast to the world just steps below.

Alot of these pictures look washed out...it's actually fog. There is a fog that creeps into India in the morning and evenings usually until the end of February. We also experienced the fog at the Taj Mahal.

We climbed the southern minaret and took in the view of Delhi.

There wasn't a lot to "see" at the Jamma Masjid, but I could have spent hours here.

I honestly loved everything about it: the architecture, stillness, history, and hope that seemed to fill the grounds.

One of my favorite places on our trip.

We left the mosque and made our way towards the Red Fort.

The Fort is massive and we didn't go in, as we were seeing another Fort in Agra that was similar. This once grand, pompous fort is now a bit run-down, and as Lonely Planet says, "a shadow of its former grand self".

Next stop: Humayun's Tomb in New Delhi.

Emperor Humayun had this tomb built for himself in the 16th century by his wife. Over the years, the tomb has been tweaked...eventually creating the Taj Mahal. Inside, Emperor Humayun and his wife are buried beside each other.

(A side note about the jumping pics: there are alot in this album. It gets boring smiling for pictures all the time, so we try and change it up. I apologize for the mass amount of them :)