morning. I slept well, but the others were awakened by the trains. Breakfast was omelettes, toast, fruits (papaya, apple, banana), cereal, orange juice, and tea.
After breakfast, our driver took us to the National Museum. They wouldn't let us bring in any bags, so we left them in the car. Admission was 300Rs per non-Indian, though Eugene managed to get a student fee of 1 rupee. We were also charged 300Rs per camera. This was an interesting comparison to China where they've gotten rid of the extra foreigner fees.
Our admission fee included audio tours which were informative, but long. We got through about 25 of 55 exhibits on ancient Indian history, artifacts and paintings. Some highlights included pottery, skeletal remains, figurine of a famous dancing girl, statues of Krishna, Siva, the elephant god, the enshrined holy relics of Buddha (a pilgrimage highlight), a life-size replica of an armored elephant, and more. We also happened upon an exhibit of Faberge jewels (eggs, jewelry, trinkets) which Ellen and I really liked.
We are now at the Defense Colony Market, having lunch at Swagath. We ordered chicken gassi, butter pepper garlic jumbo prawns, mutton seekh kabab, and a veggie paneer dish. I'm having my first mango lassi of the trip and am fully expecting "delhi belly" by tonight =P
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Quack
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