Today was a "proper" tourist day! Six of us went out to explore the city for the day! It was Quinn's (from D.C. but studying abroad in Jordan) last day in Delhi and she still had a few things she wanted to cross off her list so we all went out!
Our first stop was the Red Fort. The Red Fort was the main residence of the emperors of the Mughal dynasty for nearly 200 years, until 1857. It was also the ceremonial and political center of the Mughal state and the place for events critically impacting the region.
The Red Fort was huge and so beautiful. It's situated right off one of the busy noisy streets but as soon as you walk through the entrance it's almost immediately quiet! So peaceful and relaxing! And the weather was absolutely perfect! Not hot at all with a nice little breeze! We couldn't have gotten luckier! It's been a great change from Thailand!
We spent a good couple of hours walking around the Fort. After the Fort we went to grab lunch...we were all starving by this point! Another awesome Indian meal down in the books! The food here is so delicious. Absolutely loving it so far!
After lunch we took a walk over to the Mosque. This is what we saw from our rooftop view yesterday when we were at the flower shop. As we got closer to the Mosque it felt like we were in a totally different city.
The people, streets and things being sold were a lot different than what we were familiar with. Most places around that we've been to (or seen) are full vegetarian restaurants and if they're not full veg, they have a huge veg selection. I'm not a vegetarian (gabby is) but I eat veg a lot and it's definitely been nice (and probably safer) having so many vegetarian options! So as we started walking down the street by the Mosque we immediately were caught off guard by what we saw everywhere! The whole street was lined with shops chopping up chickens :( I know I know...chicken has to come from somewhere but I definitely don't like seeing it!! And it was Everywhere in this area! 🤢
The Mosque is commonly called Jama Masjid and is one of the largest mosques in India. It was so beautiful and great people watching. I loved sitting in the middle of the courtyard watching all the people coming in and out!
The people wash themselves before they pray. They sit on these little blocks and wash their hands, arms, face and their feet all in the same water. A lot of them use this water to rinse their mouths out and some also drink it! I still can't wrap my head around this. I sat there forever just watching people walk over and go through this whole process...so interesting!
After the Mosque we went back to the hostel to chill. We were so worn out from the day! While we were sitting around at the hostel Awesome recommended that we go to a water/light show. We didn't really feel like doing anything but 5 of us decided that we would go! We were all so happy that we went! It was unbelievable!
The show was held at a Hindu temple that was stunning. The grounds were so well kept and maintained. I could Not get over how gorgeous it was. Unfortunately, we weren't allowed to bring cameras or phones into the facility so I grabbed these pictures off of google. The pictures don't even do justice but I just wanted to give you an idea of where we were!
Loving all of my experiences in India so far! ❤️ another day filled with adventures tomorrow!
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