Quick tour of Delhi by ITDC bus

Whenever I have gone to a new place I have tried to squeeze in some time for local sightseeing and Delhi was no exception. There was an intervening Saturday and Sunday and I decided to use this opportunity to go for sightseeing of Delhi.
I booked a ticket for the Sunday by ITDC which had its offices in Connaught Place. If I remember correctly, it was a full day tour beginning at 8am and breaking up at Red Fort where it arrived in the late afternoon. The intention was that if anyone wanted to see the Light and Sound (Son-et-Lumiere program) in the Red Fort, he could avail that opportunity.

Of course, I had to return back to my Guest House and missed the Light and Sound program.
The charge per head for the sightseeing was around Rs 30 or Rs 35.
We had a good guide who explained the different places where we either stopped for some time or passed by and the important spots were religious landmarks like the Laxmi Narayan Temple, Bahai Temple, Jama Masjid and the Birla Mandir. Other places of interest were the Jantar Mantar, Red Fort, India Gate and Qutab Minar.
And, of course, Dilli Haat where the halt was a long one because the tourists wanted to buy gifts from the hundreds of shops where the artisans were at work creating masterpieces of handicrafts.
I don’t recollect where exactly the bus stopped for lunch but there were innumerable stalls of chana-bhatura which appeared to be a favorite of Delhiites. (to be continued …)

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