On Friday, after a tour of Mount Carmel Christian School, (see the other blog) we were allocated a driver and a car for the day! (When you travel with me you do it in style!).

The first place we went to was a special market which artisans from Kashmir and beyond travel to and sell their wares! All sorts of rugs, shawls carvings and other stuff up for sale and everybody determined to sell you something! Lilian is a great haggler and was in her element!

Next stop was Qutub Minar built in 1199, which was around about the same time as Carrickfergus Castle and at 238 ft high is the tallest brick minaret in the world. Spent some time wandering around these ancient walls and buildings.

Went from there and visited the home of Indira Ghandi and her son Rajiv, two former prime ministers of India. Both were assassinated, Indira, shot by her own bodyguards at her front door in 1984 and Rajiv blown up by a suicide bomber in 1991. It was a beautiful home and seemed far too peaceful a setting to have known so much tragedy. This photograph shows the rippled glass pathway, representing a flowing river, from the front of her house where Indira Ghandi was shot. The clear sheet of glass marks the spot where she fell.

Our driver also took us to Nehru's house, ( he was India's first Prime Minister after Independence) India Gate, (a war memorial) and many other parts of New Delhi, which is beautifully laid out with wide boulevards and so on.

Saw my first snake charmer who wanted 300 rupees from me for taking his picture! I gave him 2!

Got back home to the Williams' house, had some supper and went to bed. Mr Williams didn't join us as he had a 7.30 pm prayer meeting. I was about to offer to join him until I was told the meeting lasted until 3.00am. I had to be up at 4.45am to catch the train to Agra!