Jama Mashid, Old Delhi

I was very surprised to know that our Indian friends living in Delhi for several months now, still had not visited the Old Delhi, but then I realized that I have not visited many of the touristic places in Madrid neither, although I lived there most of my life. It seems you need to be a foreigner to be interested in the history of a place.
The Old Delhi was the most crowded place I have visited. We took a cab to Jama Mashid, and he dropped us on the other side, so we had to practice our crossing Indian roads skills to reach there. The Mosque is built in a high ground, so to enter you need to climb up quite a few steps. It is very impressive to find it then. A few men were handing clothes to men and women to cover themselves in the entrance. Borja was wearing shorts, so he had to tie a piece of cloth around his waist. I was lucky that I was dressing Indian, so the man let me in. I think they appreciate the fact that I dress Indian, however, even if I do not open my mouth, most of the people can tell right away that I am from Spain . How is this possible?

Jama Mashid in Delhi is probably the most beautiful Mosque I have ever seen. We found a few people praying along the corridors, but it seem that at that very moment most of the people were families enjoying their visit just like ourselves. I suppose it was not praying time.

I remember many kids running to get in front of us to have their picture taken by Julian. They did not ask for money or pens or anything, they were just happy posing and seeing themselves in the screen. We walked every single corner of the Mosque, and then climbed up the minaret where we discovered a magnificent view of the old city. The way up to the top was a very narrow corridor of steep steps with hardly enough space for two people, one coming down and another going up. Every time we met someone, we needed to step back and lean against the wall. It was quite an experience! Once at the top, we realized that the air was dusty, and although there was quite a lot of visibility, Julian wished the sky was bluer for his pictures. It is not easy to be a photographer!



Pics of Delhi