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Liza with the well-dressed doorman at the Intercontinental The Grand, Delhi.


Robert in the colorful hotel lobby.

Delhi street scene.

Robert at the entrance to Humayun's tomb.  The first mature example of Mughal architecture in India, the tomb was built by the emperor's grieving widow, Haji Begum, in 1565 AD.

At Humayun's tomb...



Note the six-pointed stars (to some a Star of David, but not here!).

View of Sikh temple from Humayun's tomb.

Qutub Minar....The first Muslim ruler of Delhi, Qutab-ud-din Aibak, commenced the construction of the Qutub Minar in 1200 AD, and it was eventually completed in 1368. 






Base of the tower at Qutub Minar.

Liza's rug-buying opportunity in Delhi...everything here being from Kashmir.

...and the rug she bought!

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