Delhi photos

Lots of photos taken today, so I'm going to only upload a selection of the better ones. We went on a city tour today - guide was crap, but at least mum had been here before and we had a guide book to fill in where the tour guide was lacking - ie everywhere.

I will try and remember the various bits of info associated with the photos, so here they are.
Enjoy:


This is in the Red Fort - a massive complex in the middle of Old Delhi which is still in use as a military base. A small section is open to the public and this is one of the buildings within. See the inlaid marble pattern-work

A close up of some of the inlay

Some kind of parakeet

Some temples/shrines

Arty photo at the Red Fort

At the Red Fort

More inlays

And again - looks very dark on this computer - hopefully will show up ok on yours!

One of the buildings in the Red Fort

Dark again - hope it shows up ok

The largest mosque (I forget whether just in India, or in the world...pretty big anyway)

Outside the Red Fort

Under the Red Fort

Some throne in the Red Fort (ok, my memory is failing me now...)

Outside the mosque

Ditto

This was at Humayun's tomb

The streets of Old Delhi

Ditto

Ditto

A typical roofline

Up close at the Qutb Minar

Humayun's tomb building

Closer

Up the steps to Humayun's tomb

The building from further off

A rival King's tomb - he definitely got the cheap seats...

Shop stalls along the road

Some fairly new temple that looks like a rip off of the Sydney Opera House

At the Qutb Minar

Ceiling detail at one of the Qutb Minar buildings

An Indian Squirrel - looks more like a chipmunk if you ask me...

The Iron Pillar - liberated in some war and brought back to Delhi as a trophy. It's been rust-free for quite a few centuries...

Detail on the pillar

More at Qutb Minar

The tower at Qutb Minar

Closer

Detail of the tower