I'm back!

Duh. Old news. I was back weeks ago. You even might have forgotten that I had been to a trip. Well I only might forget! But it was yesterday it flashed to me that I have a blog and I have got to update it. 9 days with
Jayashree and her father was an amazing experience. It was not just see places and click pictures. It was something beyond that. Here is a detailed report on all the days. Read it bit-by-bit. It will be too much for one
day!

Day1: Delhi
The flight journey was very good. But it was just a starter. I clicked quite a lot of photos in the flight itself. Car "journey" from the airport to our hotel, I thought, will be exhausting, due to slow moving traffic, high pitched horns, and lots of other disturbances. But it was not so. The city is full of trees and pigeons, and of course, important buildings. From inside the car itself we took numerous photos. That was because we knew we are going to charge the batteries as soon as we reach the hotel! And foolish me. I hadn't taken my charger with me. We got one in Connaught place however. Our hotel is right next to a railway station. We watched TV for an hour and left for sightseeing in Delhi:

1.Raj Ghat
It is a huge garden with Samadhis of great yesteryear politicians - Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi etc; It is the best spot for early morning or evening walks. A peaceful place. There is a small lake there with swans and lotuses. All in all, it is a silent, neatly maintained park where you don't feel the presence of a large noisy crowd, even if there is one - the place is so vast!

2.Birla Mandir
Also known as Lakshminarayan Temple, it is a huge temple built mainly of marble. It is a very old temple. Its calm and tranquil atmospehere gives you a break from the hustle and bustle of the hot city in which it is situated. Attractive chandeliers illuminate a few important parts of the temple. There is a drum kept there which was gifted by a Japanese monk sometime during World War 2(Am I right, Jayashree?). No cameras and mobiles allowed, so that, as Jayashree rightly said, you use your eyes to the fullest and admire whatever you have to. So that's it.

3.Rashtrapati Bhavan
(Shouldn't it be Rashtrapatni Bhavan? :P )
No idea why Mrs Rashtrapatni called us for a cup of tea at that time of the day(night, not day!) (:P). But how can we reject The President's invitation? We went and took photos. We didn't have much time. We saw the
Parliament and headed to the opposite end - The India Gate.

4.India Gate:
Things have changed a lot in 6 years(6 years! They are bound to!). When I had come 6 years ago, there were only a few tourists. Now the number has multiplied manifold. At every step towards the structure, you
find people selling all kinds of toys for kids. Some familied spread their carpets and have a picnic in front of India Gate. Most unfortunately, a chain is bound a few feet away from the structure so that no one can go near it, and who knows, add their name also! You must be knowing, it was built a memorial for British soldiers who lost their lives during the freedom struggle. The lighting was too good, so we got good photographs even at night. So that was India Gate. Then we went back to the hotel and slept. Day1 over. Good night!