The Last Days in India

After Orchha it was another train ride early in the morning for Delhi...our last stop before coming home. Any hotel had to be a letdown. We arrived in the early afternoon, found the promised taxi wasn't waiting for us, and after the usual amount of haggling we were off in another taxi to our hotel. A standard affair in the Karol Bagh market area...a large shopping area for locals. We spent the first evening wandering around Connaught Circle...a hub of stores and restaurants about a mile away. There is now a very safe, clean, convenient Metro which connects the two areas. The next morning we set off on the Metro for Chandni Chowk. This is a fascinating hugely busy shopping area near the Red Fort and the Old Delhi Train Station in Old Delhi. Fortunately it is also on the Metro. We got turned around a bit when we got off the Metro and ended up in the Fabric Market. Despite being a basic fabricaholic this place is not as exciting as you might think. It is basically just saris and very little fabric by the yard. We did spot a few by the yard places a couple of blocks away and bought a few pieces.
Flower garlands for offerings.
My destination was really Kinari Bazaar, an area of beads and baubles where I usually fill several huge bags.
The entrance of a temple near the Metro.
Back in Connaught Circle there is an area called Sunder Bazaar with a few fabric shops which I always check out. Andrea found some fabric and decided she had to have an outfit. This set came already hand embroidered in a traditional Indian style to make the 3/4 length top, pants and scarf. A tailor in the same complex took her measurements and would sew it up overnight.

The next day while Janet and Andrea went sightseeing, Carolyn and i visited the Craft Museum. I have been there several times and always go there at least once during a visit. There are visiting craftspeople in the yard which rotate as well as a wonderful shop. And I never tire of looking at the collections. This man's drawings were fabulous and we bought a few of them.

Statuary in the yard.
The work was extremely intricate and very beautiful.

A royal swing inside the museum.

A cart for a parade during some festival. There are similar ones in Nepal.
Beautiful puppets.

Embroidery.

This was a covering which was embroidered, not appliqued.
Applique. Embroidery.