the tourist board tagline is "Incredible India". and i am not going to argue with that at all. i have had a great last day, doing a bit of mooching and getting lost, but also saw India Gate, Connaught Place, the parliment buildings, Gandhi Smriti, which was very moving (the spot where he was assassinated) and the Akshardam temple. the last in particular is amazing, breathtaking. it's a kind of modern temple, only finished in 2005, over 20,000 idols all hand carved. it's very spectacular. delhi has such contrasts, some bits are so modern and fancy. i got the metro back from the askshardam, and it's just like the tube in London! there is a person employed especially to try and make sure people let people OFF the train before trying to board. what a thankless
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