Delhi Ramble

 Hi Everyone, lots of progress this week in the UK, mostly in the rain! with sunshine as well.   With rain forecast over this weekend it is certainly going to be interesting to see how many get out and about. With £1515 + giftAid raised so far, it's really exciting to see how the next few weeks roll out, 2700 miles pledged with many still to decide, and over 500 miles in 2 weeks, with many still to advise totals.   Cameras have been put to good use as well. Thank you Richard Thank you Linda Thanks you Malcolm

 Welcome to Tushar, Maya, Mala, and Juhi, posting from Delhi.    A guided walk around New Delhi from Maya, Mala, Juhi and Tushar Hello Everyone As I promised to share pictures of historical sites of Delhi, so today, we (Maya, Juhi, Mala and I) decided to walk around the Old Delhi, which used to be the capital of the Mughal Empire, known as Shahjahanabad (The city of Shahjahan, contemporary Mughal emperor). We managed to walk approximately 11KM. I would also like to share some fascinating historical facts about this medieval city, hope you would enjoy.  It is being said that Delhi had been built, destroyed and rebuilt 7 times, and Shajhahanabad is one of them. Considering several factors, Shahjahan in 1639, decided to shift his capital from Agra to Delhi. Delhi was considered to be a sacred place by Islamic rulers, as many sufi saints and their forefathers were buried here. Shahjahan also used it as a medium to express the imperial ideoology as it was called the axis-mundi where the ear