We kicked off the morning with a visit to The Red Fort, which is a towering 375 year old fortification / palace compound that until ten years ago was an active army barracks for the Indian Army before being turning over to the Archeolgical Survey of India which is the institution that manages their significant heritage sites.
The Fort is obviously still considered to be a significant terrorist target as there were a number of manned machine gun nests located around the fort (including to the right of Nick's knee).
For further info here are some more facts, figures and photos:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Fort#/search
After this we stopped at McDonalds which was an exciting first for the kids!
Then another couple of hours in another "Cottage Industries" type showroom which spread over two buildings and about eight different levels. This had a range of textiles, clothing and fabrics, metals and woods etc.
After this we drove through the district that hosts the major parliamentary buildings, before making it (just in time) to the Qutub Minar.
This is another UNESCO World Heritage site and it houses the second tallest Islamic prayer tower in India and the ruins of the first mosque built in India (1198AD). A range of other ruins are present - including an abandoned attempt to build and even bigger tower! It was an awe inspiring location - especially on a misty evening with dusk setting in.
After this we stopped for some diner, and Trina, Bryony and Anelise got a henna hand tattoo in the "local" fashion.
We finished our day of sights with a stop (and external roadside viewing) of the famous Bahai Lotus Temple.
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