Wednesday, July 2, 2014

DAY 128 - NEW DELHI



128) WEDNESDAY, 2 NOVEMBER 1977 : 0KMS. - NEW DELHI


 
It was laudry time in the morning, there was quite a pile of clothes to be washed.  We went to the Automobile Association of India to buy a road map of India and get some information.


India Gate, NEW DELHI - Photo : globeimages.net / Google images search
 

In the afternoon, we visited the roundabout of modern shopping center in NEW DELHI, where I bought  souvenirs, ie.  a  necklace of  polished round ivory beads, a sort of gradient from small to large ones , for my mother.


Connaught Place - Photo : fraserhospitality.wordpress.com / Google imagfes search
 

CONNAUGHT PLACE 

Often abbreviated and referred to as CP, Connaught Place is one of the largest financial, commercial and business centers in New Delhi. When it was first built, this sprawling circular market was the largest of its kind in India. The area is instantly recognizable on any map of Delhi, being the big circle in the middle with radial roads spreading out in all directions, kinda like spokes on a wheel. Connaught Place can be described as consisting of two rings, the inner ring are made up of Blocks A to F while the outer ring is from Blocks G to P. Visitors can find sporting apparel, clothing, accessories, jewelry, lifestyle products, luxury brands. , prestigious watchmakers and tailors where one would be able to get specifically measured shirts, trousers, jackets, suits, kurtas and sherwanis. In the outer ring, there's a wide variety of handcrafts, clocks, and electronics available for shoppers to choose from.

 - Photo & Text : fraserhospitality.wordpress.com

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