Tourist Places In Delhi

Delhi is a rich architecturally speaking – home to forts Red Fort & Purana Quila, the tombs – Humayun’s Tomb, temples such as Birla temple & Lotus temple. Some prominent structures from the British era include the India gate, the Parliament House (my favorite building), the Connaught Place, the Viceroy house. In recent times the development of Akshardham temple has created much controversy due to the environmentally sensitive location. We enjoyed visiting and clicking pictures at most of the above locations all of which are highly recommended (time permitting). If you are short on time – do not miss Humayun’s tomb, India Gate and Akshardham temple.

We stayed at Taj Palace in Delhi, which was very accessible from all the major attractions. We also enjoyed dining at Rodeo’s (Mexican) and at Radisson’s Italiana (near the airport).

North India - Golden Triangle Tour

One of the extremely popular travel circuits in India is the Golden Triangle covering Delhi (capital of India), Agra, Fatehpur Sikri, Jaipur (capital of state of Rajasthan). Each of these destinations has a rich history from times of former Hindu, Mughal & British rulers of India.

The tour started from Delhi, which is an interesting amalgamation of the fascinating experiences. This old and yet very young capital of India was bristling with energy. Lots of construction in all the parts (most of it due to Metro Lines being laid for upcoming commonwealth games) made navigating through this busy metropolis very difficult – but we enjoyed every moment nevertheless.

Delhi is a hundreds of years old capital of the country and as per some accounts the history stretches back thousands of years from the time of Mahabharata (an ancient Indian scripture). The city is dotted with structures (& ruins) of historic, medieval times from its rich past.