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Friday, February 02, 2007

Delhi with JM

Oddly enough, some of the first proper sightseeing I've done in Delhi came with JM. We got a driver-for-the-day and put his Indica through its paces. We visited the Red Fort, the Jama Masjid, Humayun's Tomb, the Lotus Temple and Akshardham with Pareen Bathia (also an Owl). And my suspicions were confirmed. The Moghul historical sights of Delhi just really aren't all that interesting. And after JM visited the Taj, he was glad he did everything else first because he would have been even more disappointed. The Lotus Temple is great (though a VERY brief visit) and JM said Akshardham was pretty cool too. But I contend that unless someone is a REALLY good storyteller, visiting tomb after tomb after giant tomb can get just as bad as temple after temple after temple.

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