The three Musketeers: Bhabani (left), Swayam and Chitta (right)
The Bus stop near our car parking
The first sight of majestic Jama Masjid
Red Fort
The initial plan was to start on Saturday and have a rigorous 2 day visit to old Delhi. But the crucial juncture of the test match between India and Australia spoiled that. We were all glued to the TV till the evening and the freezing temperature ensured that we were sheltered in the warm abode of swayams house. So day 1 plan was squandered.
Day 2
The cold temperature ensured that we had an elongated sleep till noon the other day. In a panic to not to waste this day, we immediately made and ate breakfast courtesy the culinary skills of Bhabani and Swayam. The taxi arrived on time and we started our journey at 12 noon with exactly one and half days delay from our original plan.
On our way to "Purani Delhi”, we encountered the majestic "Akshardham" temple. The pristine Redstone interior gave a royal feel to this sight. The one expression it could derive out of me was "awe". I am sure 100-2000 years from now, people would be categorizing it in the same reverence as the "sun temple".
As we approached the old Delhi, we were welcomed by the grand site of "Red Fort". The first sight was enough to justify my long inquisitiveness about the importance of this monument. The sheer size and the aura exuded were awesome. Parallel to the red fort, we took the chandni Chowk bazaar. It’s an old market where you can find people selling everything on its footpath. And it also had a McDonalds.
Our main motive was to roam around the area. But the lunch time was taking its effect. With a need to find a good place to have "mutton”, we started our search for the Kari’s. I had seen a program on TV where noted journalist Vinod dua relished the rich delicacies of this motel and it was fabled that the chef’s ancestor also used to cater to mughols starting from Babur.
The hint we had was that Karin was near the Jama Masjid. It was a 100 meter walk where in we saw a small restaurant "Shamman" serving "jalebis" and "Samosas".Unable to keep our hunger in control, we decided to taste the delicacies before moving on. The taste didn’t disappoint us. I would suggest anyone going to old Delhi should have the jalebis served there.
We crossed the "chawri bazaar", a market which specialized in selling wedding cards before reaching the back of Jama Masjid. The dome was majestic, the architecture flawless and the view was serene.Karims Motel was just behind the gate no. 2 of jama Masjid. The place looked like an ordinary Dhaba. It promises to keep the same ambience since its inception in 1913. It had an interesting Vision statement of serving the ordinary people the palate of palatial kings...Interesting.
We ordered couple of mutton dishes. The taste was awesome and the feeling was royale.We spent around 1 hour ravishing the vintage royal food before moving on.
Our next stop was Darya ganj. Every Sunday was an occasion of a massive old book exhibition. Here you can find any book, if you are lucky, at cheap dirt prices. But I suggest, more than books, one should try the "rabri" and the "gajar ka halwa" at the road side stalls.
We ended our trip with a visit to the New Delhi which was in contrast more modern. We visited Palika bazaar and Cannought place before calling it a day to our journey. We returned back to Noida and came to Gurgaon by night.
The experience was awesome otherwise, I won’t be writing a blog this long. I have taken some snaps. Hope you see them and get motivated to visit "old delhi"
The Bus stop near our car parking
"Chandi Chowk" the road perpendicular to "red fort"
Interesting shop at Chandni Chowk
The wired gullys on "chowri bazaar"
More Confusion :)
The first sight of majestic Jama Masjid
Red Fort
IN search SOME ACTIVITY IN my MUNDANE DAILY life, I ventured on SOME good FOOD HUNTING AT THE FAMOUS OLD Delhi chandni chowk and jama Masjid Area.
The plan was made on Friday. The venue was swayam's house at Noida. I started from Gurgaon and picked up bhabani on the way to swayam's house. Chitta joined us in Noida.
Day 1
The plan was made on Friday. The venue was swayam's house at Noida. I started from Gurgaon and picked up bhabani on the way to swayam's house. Chitta joined us in Noida.
Day 1
The initial plan was to start on Saturday and have a rigorous 2 day visit to old Delhi. But the crucial juncture of the test match between India and Australia spoiled that. We were all glued to the TV till the evening and the freezing temperature ensured that we were sheltered in the warm abode of swayams house. So day 1 plan was squandered.
Day 2
The cold temperature ensured that we had an elongated sleep till noon the other day. In a panic to not to waste this day, we immediately made and ate breakfast courtesy the culinary skills of Bhabani and Swayam. The taxi arrived on time and we started our journey at 12 noon with exactly one and half days delay from our original plan.
On our way to "Purani Delhi”, we encountered the majestic "Akshardham" temple. The pristine Redstone interior gave a royal feel to this sight. The one expression it could derive out of me was "awe". I am sure 100-2000 years from now, people would be categorizing it in the same reverence as the "sun temple".
As we approached the old Delhi, we were welcomed by the grand site of "Red Fort". The first sight was enough to justify my long inquisitiveness about the importance of this monument. The sheer size and the aura exuded were awesome. Parallel to the red fort, we took the chandni Chowk bazaar. It’s an old market where you can find people selling everything on its footpath. And it also had a McDonalds.
Our main motive was to roam around the area. But the lunch time was taking its effect. With a need to find a good place to have "mutton”, we started our search for the Kari’s. I had seen a program on TV where noted journalist Vinod dua relished the rich delicacies of this motel and it was fabled that the chef’s ancestor also used to cater to mughols starting from Babur.
The hint we had was that Karin was near the Jama Masjid. It was a 100 meter walk where in we saw a small restaurant "Shamman" serving "jalebis" and "Samosas".Unable to keep our hunger in control, we decided to taste the delicacies before moving on. The taste didn’t disappoint us. I would suggest anyone going to old Delhi should have the jalebis served there.
We crossed the "chawri bazaar", a market which specialized in selling wedding cards before reaching the back of Jama Masjid. The dome was majestic, the architecture flawless and the view was serene.Karims Motel was just behind the gate no. 2 of jama Masjid. The place looked like an ordinary Dhaba. It promises to keep the same ambience since its inception in 1913. It had an interesting Vision statement of serving the ordinary people the palate of palatial kings...Interesting.
We ordered couple of mutton dishes. The taste was awesome and the feeling was royale.We spent around 1 hour ravishing the vintage royal food before moving on.
Our next stop was Darya ganj. Every Sunday was an occasion of a massive old book exhibition. Here you can find any book, if you are lucky, at cheap dirt prices. But I suggest, more than books, one should try the "rabri" and the "gajar ka halwa" at the road side stalls.
We ended our trip with a visit to the New Delhi which was in contrast more modern. We visited Palika bazaar and Cannought place before calling it a day to our journey. We returned back to Noida and came to Gurgaon by night.
The experience was awesome otherwise, I won’t be writing a blog this long. I have taken some snaps. Hope you see them and get motivated to visit "old delhi"
