We sleepily got up at 8:30 this morning, because we had a group meeting at 10:00. The food I chose to eat from the breakfast buffet was tasty.
There are sixteen interesting well-traveled people in our tour group. Each of us told a little about ourselves. Cha-Cha-Cha also introduced herself when it was my turn.
Later when we boarded our full-sized tour bus, we could each have a double seat. I like it when we can spread out that way. Our male group leader, Ranvir, is a very experienced guide. We also had a female Delhi city guide named Manja. It was a beautiful clear, sunny day, so Ranvir decided to take us via bicycle-powered rickshaws to Old Delhi. The traffic was extremely heavy. It was quite the experience weaving in and out of cars. The streets were lined with vendors.
We visited Jama Masjid, the largest mosque in India, where we women had to don colorful loose-fitting gowns to cover any female attributes. Shoes had to be removed too.
We visited Raj Ghat on the anniversary of Ghandi’s assassination, January 30, 1948. There was a special ceremony in his honor at his memorial. He had been shot then cremated. The grounds were beautifully landscaped with colorful flowers and expansive stretches of lawn.
We then went to a restaurant to have a special welcoming dinner.
