{"id":1878,"date":"2019-12-12T05:45:48","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T05:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/?p=1878"},"modified":"2019-12-12T05:45:48","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T05:45:48","slug":"delhi-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/2019\/12\/12\/delhi-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Delhi &#8211; India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1879\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_3713-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_3713-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_3713-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_3713-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_3713-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Delhi like most capitals is a busy and fast place. it has all mayor franchises for food, clothing and other item,\u00a0 but it has all the charms that you expect when thinking about going to India.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It has a modern train, which is fast and and clean. The first 2 wagons are only for females, which for me it was great because it was less crowded most of the time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1884\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_4964-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_4964-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_4964-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_4964-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_4964-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1880\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_4838-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_4838-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_4838-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_4838-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_4838-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1882\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/spiting-1024x621.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/spiting-1024x621.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/spiting-300x182.jpg 300w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/spiting-768x466.jpg 768w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/spiting-1200x728.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Something peculiar was that every time before paying to ride the metro, bags were been scan and because I was a female I was send to the blue enclosement and body search manually.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1881\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2019-12-12-at-12.01.45-AM-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2019-12-12-at-12.01.45-AM-1024x575.png 1024w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2019-12-12-at-12.01.45-AM-300x168.png 300w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2019-12-12-at-12.01.45-AM-768x431.png 768w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2019-12-12-at-12.01.45-AM-1200x674.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Indian Gate (built in\u00a0 1917) is a war memorial located astride the Rajpath. Is a memorial to 70,000 soldiers of the\u00a0British Indian Army\u00a0who died in between 1914\u20131921 in the\u00a0First World War.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1885\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6755-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6755-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6755-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6755-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6755-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The 138-foot monument was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, who was the main architect of New Delhi.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1886\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6772-e1576127903944-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6772-e1576127903944-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6772-e1576127903944-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6772-e1576127903944-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6772-e1576127903944-1200x1800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Lotus Temple\u00a0is a\u00a0Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed House of Worship\u00a0that was dedicated in December 1986.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1887\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6638-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6638-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6638-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6638-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6638-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The building is composed of 27 free-standing marble-clad &#8220;petals&#8221; arranged in clusters of three to form nine sides, the surface of the Lotus Temple is made of white marble from\u00a0Penteli mountain\u00a0in\u00a0Greece.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1888\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_4832-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_4832-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_4832-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_4832-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_4832-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Red Fort in Delhi\u00a0served as the main residence of the\u00a0Mughal Emperors. It&#8217;s named comes from its massive enclosing walls of red sandstone. The Fort has an area of 254.67 acres, its a octagonal structure, with the north-south axis longer than the east-west axis.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1891\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6640-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6640-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6640-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6640-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6640-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Inside the complex you can\u00a0 find the Chatta Chowk &#8220;covered market&#8221;.\u00a0History suggests that the market area was built at the order Shah Jahan in the mid 17th century to satisfy the shopping needs and desires of the Mughal women of rank, who resided within the fort but wished to not venture outside its gates.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1892\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6651-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6651-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6651-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6651-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6651-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1893\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1893\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1893 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6654-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6654-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6654-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6654-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6654-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diwan-i-Aam audience hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The fort&#8217;s artwork synthesises Persian, European and Indian art, resulting in a unique Shahjahani style rich in form, expression and colour<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1894\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6680-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6680-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6680-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6680-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6680-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>The\u00a0Rang Mahal originally\u00a0served as a part of the imperial harem. After the British occupied the fort in 1857, it was used as a mess hall for a brief time.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1890\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6699-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6699-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6699-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6699-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6699-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1895\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6687-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6687-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6687-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6687-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_6687-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delhi like most capitals is a busy and fast place. it has all mayor franchises for food, clothing and other item,\u00a0 but it has all the charms that you expect when thinking about going to India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1878"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1878"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1896,"href":"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1878\/revisions\/1896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}