1 Delhi - Jama Mashid Mosque, India's largest mosque.
2 Delhi - Jama Mashid Mosque. Construction began in 1644 and finished in 1658.
3 Delhi - Jama Mashid Mosque.
4 Delhi - Qutab Minar Complex. The tower is 73m high.
5 Delhi - Qutab Minar Complex.
6 Delhi - Qutab Minar Complex. The person in the picture gives an idea of the size.
7 Delhi traffic: no lanes but it works.
8 Camel caravan.
9 On the road from Delhi to Agra: people on their way to a local festival.
10 Agra: Taj Mahal, Alison, Caroline and Ray.
11 Reflection of Taj Mahal.
12 Taj Mahal : built by Emperor Shah Jahan for his 2nd wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died giving birth to their 14th child in 1631. Construction lasted till 1653.
13 Ok... I liked it!
14 Taj Mahal - detail in the morning sunlight.
15 View of the Yamuna River from the Taj Mahal.
16 All 4 sides are identical.
17 Just outside the Taj Mahal grounds.
18 Taj Mahal from our hotel.
19 Fatephur Sikri - fortified ghost city - about 40 kms west of Agra.
20 Fathepur Sikri - capital of the Mughal Empire between 1571 and 1585 - Emperor Akbar.
21 Road from Agra to Jaipur: playing chicken. They do drive on the left... so we were in the correct lane....
22 Animal crossing.
23 Bursting at the seams.
24 This is a 4-lane highway. The 2 lanes in the photo were supposed to be going in our direction, but if even the police drive against the traffic... well....
25 Jaipur: Amber Fort (pron: 'Amer', meaning 'high'). Detail.
26 Jaipur: Amber Fort.
27 Jaipur: Amber Fort: detail of Hall of Victory ('Jai Mandir') - inlaid with Belgian mirrors.
28 Jaipur: Amber Fort: detail of Hall of Victory.
29 Jaipur: Amber Fort.
30 Jaipur: Amber Fort - detail.
31 Jaipur: Amber Fort.
32 Jaipur: City Palace: blend of Rajasthani and Mughal architecture.
33 Jaipur: City Palace. Most buildings are now museums.
34 Jaipur: Amber Fort from my hotel room.
35 Goa: impressions.
36 Goa: impressions.
37 Goa: impressions.
38 Goa: impressions.
39 Goa: Refreshments in the hotel bar.
40 Goa: impressions.
41 This is what cashews look like on the tree.
42 Goa: impressions.
43 Kochi: impressions.
44 Kochi: St Francis Church - 1503. Vasco Da Gama, who died in Kochi in 1524, was buried here for 14 years before his remains were taken to Lisbon.
45 Kochi: at the Chinese fishing nets.
46 Kochi: huge cantilevered Chinese fishing nets.
47 Pulling up one of the Chinese fishing nets.
48 Kochi (previously Cochin): impressions.
49 Kochi: impressions.
50 Chennai (Madras): impressions.
51 Chennai: impressions.
52 Chennai: eventhough this is one of the wealthier regions, lots of people live on the streets.
