The Historic HoHo Delhi

HOHO buses run across Delhi covering many important tourist destinations including historic monuments, museums and markets. Simultanously, you can explore the rustic charm of Old Delhi, shop for souvenirs and artefacts, savour culinary delights and soak in the culture of the city all at once. Tourists can hop on and hop off at any of the stops along the way.

We skipped/missed some places since it was a Sunday and some that we had already visited but it all added up to a great rainy day in Delhi :)

The HoHo tickets

Feroz Shah Kotla- the first stop - a fortress built by Sultan Ferozshah Tughlaq to house his version of Delhi city called Ferozabad

A lil' more information greets you at the entrance ;)

Among the lush green gardens, the fort houses one of many pillars left by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka, a congregational mosque at heart of the fortified area and a three-tiered baoli (well)

Remains of what was made in Argentina :P as seen on n our way to Purana Qila

Humayun's Tomb - last stop of the HoHo day!

 Humayun died in 1556, and his widow Hamida Banu Begam, also known as Haji Begam, commenced the construction of his tomb in 1569, fourteen years after his death. It is the first distinct example of proper Mughal style, which was inspired by Persian architecture.

On either sides of the entrance are architectural and design details for the Tomb.

A little rest after a long day!

A walk of C.P. area with Sam Miller

Few dilliwallas woke up early morning to enjoie mist n cool breeze around connaught place with Sam Miller- Author of the book "DELHI: ADVENTURES IN A MEGACITY"
This is an extraordinary portrait of one of the world's largest cities. Sam Miller sets out to discover the real Delhi, a city he describes as being 'India's dreamtown-and its purgatory.' He treads the city streets, making his way through Delhi and its suburbs, visiting its less celebrated destinations-Nehru Place, Rohini, Ghaziabad and Gurgaon-that most writers ignore. Miller's quest is the here and now, the unexpected, the ignored and the eccentric. All the obvious ports of call-the ancient monuments, the imperial buildings and the celebrities of modern Delhi-make only passing appearances. Through his encounters with Delhi's people-from a professor of astrophysics to a crematorium attendant, from ragpickers to members of the Police Brass Band-Miller creates a richly entertaining portrait of what Delhi means to its residents, and of what the city is becoming. Miller is, like so many of the people he meets, a migrant in one of the world's fastest growing megapolises and the Delhi he depicts is one whose future concerns us all.

Miller possesses an intense curiosity; he has an infallible eye for life's diversities, for all the marvellous and sublime moments that illuminate people's lives. This is a generous, original, humorous portrait of a great city; one which unerringly locates the humanity beneath the mundane, the unsung and the unfamiliar.

mélange

A mixed bag of : road, transport, humans and animals seen interacting with each other on some random days...