Well what a busy week. After a pretty boring Tuesday I ended up working most of the night and didn't get to bed until 04:00. The rest of the week was just a blur up until Friday afternoon when things started to settle down.

So today I was determined to have a day off and get out and see a bit more of this fascinating country. So I headed into Delhi to see the Qutab Minar and the lotus temple. I met up with Laurence at 10:30 and we drove to the Qutab Minar, a Muslim Mosque that was originally built around 300 AD as a Hindi Temple. The photo's I took really don't do it any justice but the hand engraved art work was just fantastic. The Qutab Minar itself as well as being a place of worship is also one very large sun dial. There are stones around its base that mark the hours.

After the Qutab Minar we headed for some lunch, Pizza Express and a little touch of home. We were both pretty tired after that but went on the Lotus Temple. We didn't go in but had a good look around the grounds.

About 16:00 we headed home and I grabbed an hours nap. Tonight I intend to chill out and watch a few movies. I'm not sure what I am going to do tomorrow as yet, but have some tentative plans to go to one of the nicer hotels and spend the day by the pool. I'll let you know how things turn out, but for now check out the photo gallery for the Qutab Minar and the lotus temple pictures.

Tags: Sightseeing, Temple, Hindu, Muslim