Road to Rajasthan

             Day 2

               After breakfast it was meat our follow travellers, than on to the bus for a 0900 departure to our first stop the Jamal Masjid which is 

                largest mosque in India with a courtyard capable of holding 25,000.

                Built between 1644 - 1658 the mosque was Shah Jahan’s final architectural achievement.

                It was than time for a stroll through the fascinating Chandon Chowk Bazaar back to the bus for a drive past the Red Fort on the way to the          

                restaurant for lunch.

                After lunch we visited Gandhi Smriti a museum dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi,it is the location where Mahatma Gandhi lived the last

                144 days and was assinated on January 30 1948.

                 It was than a drive to Qutab Minar which once was a Temple but a the height of the Mughal Empire was converted to a mosque but is now 

                 listed on the world heritage list.

                Our next stop was Lax mi Narayan a Hindu temple,and on the way back a drive past India Gate located at the end of the Rajpath is a memorial 

                to the 90,000 Indian servicemen who died in world War 1.

                Our final site was the Rashtapati Bhavan the official residence of the president of  India.

The Chandni Chowk Bazaar 

Chandni Chowk Bazaar 

The place where Gandhi lived his last 144 days.

The spot where Gandhi was assinated and the foot steps his killer took.

Val and her followers.

Here we are at the Qutab Minar.

The main tower inside the Qutab Minar.

Val learning a new trade

The Laxmi Narayan Temple 

Love 

Len and Val