INDIA

I stay in a hotel in New Delhi, which is the capital of India. It is incredibly exciting to be in such a country. They have a different culture, and they are dressed very different from us. The women dress in sharis and they have a dot in their forhead, which is called a fold mark.

The religion in India is Hindu, about 83% of the population are Hindus. And there are quite a few people, because it is approximately 1.13 billion people in India. It is the world's second most populous country and the world's largest democracy. It is a completely different climate down here. It is very hot!

I walked in the street Rajpath and saw the great triumphal arch. There is a 42 meter high monument to Indian soldiers who lost their lives during 1. world war and the wars against Afghanistan.

And I was of course in the Lotus Temple that is on the Indian Bahá'í Temple or the Baha'i House of Worship, it is located in southern New Delhi, among green gardens and fountains. The temple was actually shaped like a lotus flower, and it was very beatiful.

I was on a restaurant and tasted Kitchir, it was apparently one of India's national meals. India is famous for spicy food and rice. The food was very good!

Although there is a fine country, but it is a big differences between rich and poor. There are many people who live on the streets, and it is very sad to see. I'm glad I live in Norway.

Tomorrow I will travel to the famous building Taj Mahal, located in a city called Agra,it is around 2 hours drive from Delhi. Taj Mahal is the most famous buildings in India. It is a very beautiful building.

And it is of course a love story behind this building. It was Mongul ruler Shahjahan who built Taj Mahal in memory of his favorite wife Arjumand Bano Bengam, who also was called Mumtaz-i-Mahal. She died only 39 years old, when she gave birth to a daughter, Gauhara Begum, who was Shahjahan's 14th child. It is said that the last Arjumand said before she died, was that she wanted her husband to build a building more beautiful than any building the world had seen before. In order to fulfill his wife's last wish, he started to build the Taj Mahal, one year after his wife's death.

I am looking forward to tomorrw!