Delhi
“Delhi is locked in a complete chocking smog at the moment they’ve had to close schools in one of the world’s biggest cities. They have their own reasons to get out off fossil fuel.” - Bill Mckibben
After a delayed departure from Hong Kong due to the high volume of wheelchair passenger’s The adventure was about to start.
Leaving nearly an hour late we arrived basically on time must have had a good tail wind. Passport control and customs were a breeze maybe due the late time. Once in the car a 30 min drive to The Imperial Hotel where you step back In time enjoying the pure luxuries of a time long past.
The Imperial Hotel
As I arrived after close to 2 am my first day I took advantage of the hotel amenities.
The room checkout those floors
The breakfast buffet was so many choices but I went for Masarla Dosa with all the condiments 😋
Breakfast on the terrace
Air quality was so bad I thought the city was engulfed in thick chocking bushfire smoke. Some local told me it was heat haze but according to the air quality app is was hazardous pollution or more simply put chocking
Clean air please
I visited the pool it was like something someone would use in an Artdeco movie however as the air was so thick I retreated back to my the room
Imagine if sky was blue
Ext day air not. Uch better but out to see the highlights that Delhi has to offer navigating the narrow streets of Old Delhi buzzing with daily life and smog, visiting the Turkman Gate and the towering minarets of India’s largest mosque, Jama Masjid.
Turkman Gate Jama Masjid Mosque
Visibility was so poor I only managed a single photo of the Red Fort, residence of the Mughal Emperors and the seat of the Mughal capital till 1857. This was the stage for some of India’s most momentous cultural and historical events.
Red Fort through the smog
Mahatma Gandhi tomb and eternal flame located on the Delhi Ring road this park also includes other famous Indian leaders
Raj Ghat
Last site was to visit jaw dropping Humayun’s Tomb built in 1570 for a Mughal Emperor. This was the first garden tomb in the Indian subcontinent
Humayun Tomb
Last night in Delhi time to take a look at the menu and have a drink in the 1911 Bar. When I arrived I was the only guest had a good chat with bar tender and took the opportunity to explore the various local gins and indulged in delicious dinner of paneer cheese and spinach cooked in the tandoori oven hint the green inside the onions is not a green bean it’s a hot chilli!!!!
