Delhi Capital - March 27th, 2007

The driver came to pick me up this morning and took me around the city. We went to Old Delhi to visit the Red Fort located on the north east side of Delhi. Then went by the main bazar where the streets in that old part of Delhi are very narrow and windy, there are all kinds of old shops there. He too me next to visit a Jain Temple very ancient hidden in this old part of town. It consisted of three floors of a building and had the most beautiful murals on the walls with stories of the Jain gods (like a Budha but without any clothes). I had to wash my hands and mouth before I went upstairs aspart of terules, and leave downstairs any leather goods. If a woman is in their menstruation cycle it is not allowed to go upstairs. They believe in the preservation of all life.
The Jama Masid a short distance away, is the largest mosque in India. It is a shame that this is the mosque more neglected in the whole India, as far as the stairs infront of the mosque and qheat once used to be beautiful fountains in the way to the steps, is now overed with filth and garbage. A discrace to their religion.
Later we cool off by the big park at the India Gate, which is kept very nice and clean and has plenty of security roundbeaues is near the President's Palace area.
After I returned to the Hostal I wentjogging around for several kilometres, every block seems to be a kilometer long and probably contains one or wo embassador's homes from overseas.
I was the only person jogging so it was kind of nice to hae somuch space to myself in a very safe area.