Delhi

This place has taught me a lot about religion and politics. The biggest highlight for me was how the temple feeds up to 20,000 people everyday for breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack and dinner, for 365 day’s a year and this has been going on for the last 300 years! I saw the most amazing technology in the kitchen-enormous gas hobbs, pots and quantities of food, INCREDIBLE and so heartfelt by all of us. We couldn’t video or photograph.

Here are some facts picked up by our tour guide Bickrum.

Population 22 Million. 4 languages. Hindi, English, Urdu, (spoken in Pakistan), Punjabi. (plus 22 languages and another 6 religions.

Hindu (Hindustan came to be - known previously as Barathkan). Janism - vegans, no animals - only natural (wear white clothes), Buddhism ( from Nepal, but Buddha got enlightenment in India). Varnasi city is 8000 years old. Two other religions such as Islam, since 11 century. Then christainity came which helped break down the caste system. Therefore, 99 percentage go to school in Kerela since the missionaries and Catholics are there.

India has a multi religious and cultural foundation which is why it is said that because they are born in this mixed culture, “Indians are good learners”.

There are16 ways of wearing a sari. Capital used to be Calcutta. India used to be a continent. A multicultural continent. National game is hockey since 1935.

Tata Nano a smalll car is Aussie $2500.00

Ramayana, and Mabarth. “Delhi” pronounced as with heart.

Ring roads combines old Delhi And New Delhi together. There are 2 ring road, and now building 3rd ring road.

Chankya series is a must watch👍

Red fort is 3.5 km is a replicate of the one in Agra. Shah Jahan built this and others through his empire in India.

Highlights from the day:

*Old India - visiting a spice market, a genuine pashmina home, trying a sweet dish from the road side

*Parliament Buildings

*GHANDI’s MEMORIAL-the father of the nation for unity ‘the great sole’.

*The Golden temple (Sikh)

*First casualty of the trip for Delhi Belly = Shivali. She had to communicate to the bus driver that she had to get out and he looked at her in puzzlement... Shivali desperate to get. Out! When she finally got out it was a mad rush to the side street beside a truck, and her projectile vomiting! Thank goodness te was dark! Poor poppet the. Had to endure an hour and a half to get back to the hotel. She was a real Trojan!

SMOG BROS! Masks on as we find our throats affected by the smog