I had my first experience of Delhi in the day time this morning, when Henrietta and I bicycled to a local bakery to pick up treats for breakfast. We had a relaxing breakfast on the front patio as Isabelle continued sleeping.
We then piled in our friends' van and toured around the city. We stopped off at Rashtrapati Bhvan (the president's extensive house and offices). The grounds and buildings were extensive, and included bushes trimmed into the shape of lifesize elephants.
We drove by India Gate, which is a memorial to the fallen soldiers from WWI. The picture below really shows how much smog there is in Delhi this time of year. The air smells like you're sitting at a campfire... all day long.
We also toured Modern School, the boarding school Lakhdeep attended as a boy. After more sightseeing (Begali Market, Connaught Place and the Central Cottage Industry Emporium), we went somewhere we rarely go to in the US... the mall! Christmas was in full swing there, from decorations to a band singing Christmas carols. So, our first meal out in India was in a mall food court... Chole bhature, dosa, Tandoori chicken and paneer tikka.
A advertisement at the mall... are these in the States??
We've had a full but exhausting day and I'm looking forward to waking up tomorrow and being able to think straight. We fly to Chennai in the morning for a few days in the south east!
A monkey searching for food on the roadside.
