Delhi day 1 -- Humayun and Isa Khan's tombs

We slept in late to give me a chance to acclimate to the time change. I woke up feeling pretty good, and we ate breakfast at what I think is the only American style dinner in Delhi.

We met up with our driver and we were off to Humayun's tomb and the octogonal tomb of Isa Khan. You'll notice many similarities between the structure of Humayun's tomb and the Taj Mahal. Most of the Northern part of India has been significantly influenced by the Mogul's which started invading the country roughly in the 1500s and the architecture and religious diversity was heavily influenced by this. This was one of the reasons that drove us to visit the north.

Isa Khan's tomb
Humayun's Tomb

There are beautiful stone wall grounds around both of the tomb's. You can walk around the grounds via the tops of the walls.

We also saw our first example of jalis. The stone is carved out to act as windows in that it let's some of the light in and the air flow through. We also saw these used later to allow women to practice purdah which is the practice of women maintaining modesty by not allowing men's eyes to fall upon them. With the jalis, you can see you but not in.