Just a little "Indiana Jones" moment:
Kobi was too young to remember our first trip to the Red Fort,
built by Shah Jahan (who later built the Taj Mahal in Agra).
Kobi gets a history lesson by audio tour...
This next photo is not historic - in fact, it's pretty new. Delhi's amazingly clean subway system takes them around the city, causing Mark to worry about the rickshaw trade.
Now for the Qutb Minar - which was built by the early Muslim sultans in Delhi, starting in the twelfth century and wrapping up nearly 200 years later. It's gone through several earthquakes, lighting strikes and other disasters, but it's been repaired again and again.
Here's a closeup:
Kobi checks the time:
Mark experiments with the panoramic app on his phone. You can click to see the full setting of the Qutb Minar.
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