SGTrekker 15D Ladakh Delhi Agra Jaipur Photography Trek

[lydialee]

more street photos

you can see many of these small "temple" along the streets. People just stand or sit by to worship

I was told by the locals that 70% of the population lives below proverty line.. this is quite common sight that people sleep anywhere, everywhere.

tea seem to be the most common drink there. We see lots of such vendors along the streets

this is the more decent kind of public toilet. BUT DEFINITELY NOT ODOURLESS . guess who is the "patron" ?

Again, if you compared with this one, I think the above is better lah.... at least the smell is not that stink (we could smell it from far also)

 

[lydialee]

After a very very hot encounter at Rajghat, we took an auto to visit the Jama Masjid Mosque, which is our last stop on this tour.

The Jama Masjid, another favorite tourist attraction is situated opposite the Red Fort in the capital city- Delhi. Built by Shah Jahan, the Jama Masjid exhibits another Mughal architectural splendor. The mosque is known to be one of the largest and oldest in India. The Jama Masjid is open to tourists on all days except the prayer intervals. At the mosque the tourists are requested to open their shoes and cover their feet and arms before entering Jama Masjid. It is done as an act of reverence for the Muslim faith.

So as we entered, we were given a piece of cloth to cover ourselves. oh gosh, the cloth looks dirty and ugly man!

at the entrance

upon entering, you will see a very big courtyard. it is almost impossible to walk on the ground without shoes! so even as we stepped on the pathway (laid by carpet), we can still feel the heat as it was a very very hot day. I can feel my sole burning.

A person can "clean" himself with the water from this "pool"

To the prayer hall

 

[lydialee]

inside the prayer hall

leaving the mosque, opposite road is crowded

 

[lydialee]

LAST PICTURES ... OUR FINAL DEPARTURE TO AIRPORT FOR HOME SWEET HOME. The hotel helped us to hire a taxi which can take 8 of us.
The driver came and saw us with all our luggages and said " cant take you to airport, you have too many luggages."
Oops..... now what? Adrian went to check with hotel staff. Donno what the staff told the driver lah... eventually the driver said "ok , load all your luggages".. Guess what. On top of the taxi.

so the luggages were stacked nearly on top of taxi and secured with a thin rope.

and we sat tightly in the taxi and another adventure ride to the airport.

thanks for following us on our trek and viewing the pictures.. hope you had enjoyed as much as we do and maybe one day we will embark together on another Sg Trekker's journey.

Thank you.

 

[limwhow]

Thank you lydialee for giving us your write-ups.
And to everyone who has shared with us all your lovely photos - it has been a beautiful thread for me... to follow all of you on these two back-to-back trips that I have (sorely) missed!

 

[SK1968]

We stomped our foot, and you see flocks of them fly off.. we were so scared of the shits falling on us.. lol

wah, can easily got buried by their droppings..haha