After all these years of visiting Delhi,
finally went and saw the Jama Masjid. A truly huge and magnificent
structure. Open, airy and clean. Surprising, when you see the stink and
filth outside.The view from top of the Minaret is nice.You can
see a little known design element of lutyens Delhi- the Lahore Gate of
the Red Fort (where the national flag is unfurled on independence day),
the Jama Masjid, Connaught Place and Rashtriya Bhavan are in one
straight line.
Also made trip to the paranthe wali gali. Went to the '5 Generation Parathewale'. He had photographs of Dr Karan Singh, Jagjivan Ram, Shiela Dixit, Ranbir Kapoor, Cyrus Broacha, etc on the walls. In todays world of photoshop, can never be sure though. Parathas were OK, nothing mind blowing (...Ranbir thought so) or exceptional. (If I thought Lavanya would read this post, I would have said her parathas are yummier). Original plan was to walk along Chandni Chowk from Jama Masjid to the Fatehpuri Mosque, seeing the sights, including the Bird Hospital, along the way. After three parathas, the walk didnt seem as interesting and I beat a strategic retreat to the AC comfort of the metro. As they say, live to sight another day, preferably in the winters.
Also made trip to the paranthe wali gali. Went to the '5 Generation Parathewale'. He had photographs of Dr Karan Singh, Jagjivan Ram, Shiela Dixit, Ranbir Kapoor, Cyrus Broacha, etc on the walls. In todays world of photoshop, can never be sure though. Parathas were OK, nothing mind blowing (...Ranbir thought so) or exceptional. (If I thought Lavanya would read this post, I would have said her parathas are yummier). Original plan was to walk along Chandni Chowk from Jama Masjid to the Fatehpuri Mosque, seeing the sights, including the Bird Hospital, along the way. After three parathas, the walk didnt seem as interesting and I beat a strategic retreat to the AC comfort of the metro. As they say, live to sight another day, preferably in the winters.
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