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Eating Out in Old Delhi: heritage & food walk, 13Apr13

April 22, 2013 in Delhi Heritage Walks,DHW,Food Walk,Heritage Walks,Walking Tour | Comments (0)

There are many a heritage trails in old Delhi area. What is today the old city for us, was the capital city of Mughal empire, called Shahjahanabad. Built in the middle of the 17the century, it is full of old buildings, traditional food shops, traditional crafts & professions which are dying out. This walking tour combines sites of monumental heritage with food stops.  Hence the title ‘Heritage Walk & Street Food’.  (more…)


Through the by lanes of old Delhi: heritage & food walk, 16 Mar13

March 21, 2013 in Delhi Heritage Walks,DHW,Food Walk,Heritage Walks,Walking Tour | Comments (0)

This walking tour combines some sites of historical interest with food stops. Our starting point was Jama Masjid, the main congregation mosque built by Emperor Shah Jahan & is still an active mosque. It is one of the biggest in South Asia, the other competing mosques being the Badshahi Masjid in Lahore & the Taj ul Masajid in Bhopal. However, much of the grandeur & beauty of the mosque is lost because of poor maintenance; (more…)


Sights & Smells of old Delhi: a heritage & street food walk, 9 Feb 13

February 13, 2013 in Chandni Chowk,Chandni Chowk Heritage Walks,Delhi Heritage Walks,DHW,Food Walk,Heritage Walks,Old Delhi,Walking Tour | Comments (0)

This heritage walk in old Delhi includes sampling some of the street food. We started our walking tour at one of the biggest and most popular mosques in Asia, Jama Masjid. It was built in mid-seventeenth century by the Mughal Emperor Shahjahan. It is built on a hillock, high above rest of the ground & gives an excellent view of the surrounding busy market streets. The trail follows the main street of Chawri Bazaar. (more…)


Some nuggets, of history & food: heritage & food walk in old Delhi, 12 Jan13

January 15, 2013 in Chandni Chowk,Delhi Heritage Walks,DHW,Food Walk,Heritage Walks,Old Delhi | Comments (0)

Starting with a brief introduction about the old Historic city of Delhi our first stop on Heritage and Food Walk was the grand and majestic Jama Masjid. This 17th century mosque built by Shahjahan was the chief congregation mosque of the city of Shajahanabad. And it is one of the largest in Asia, the other two competitors begin the Taj ul Masajid in Bhopal & the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore. The Jama Masjid stands on a ground higher than rest of the city & offers a panoramic view around. (more…)


Old Delhi Heritage Walk

November 12, 2012 in Chandni Chowk Heritage Walks,Delhi Heritage Walks,DHW,Food Walk,Heritage Walks,Old Delhi | Comments (0)

(pics by Marlene, heritage enthusiast)