Great night’s sleep which was needed for the day ahead! Breakfast was orange juice, a boiled egg, chicken sausage and toast with coffee. We all met up at 9am for our first excursion which involved the Metro. This was an excellent transport system carrying 8 million people per day! It took us to a mosque the Jama Masjid, designed by the same person who designed the Taj Mahal. Then we walked through market stall and a colourful street of beads, garlands and wedding regalia. Some interesting architecture in a narrow street. Lunch which was like street food but in a safer environment.
Finally we were led through the spice market and up some steps to a wholesale area where sacks of every spice and herb imaginable was on display. And many deliveries were carried out … several sacks and boxes balanced precariously on heads up steep stone steps.
We returned by the same rickshaw and got the metro back to our hotel.
Dinner this evening was a restaurant just off a street nearby which could have been Oxford Street in London – Christmas lights and all. This evening I had a vegetable roll with veggie rice and tasty nan bread washed down with our favourite Kingfisher beer.
