Humayun's Tomb, New Delhi

Advantages: A building of major architectural interest
Disadvantages: Expensive by local standards

...now it's the turn of Humayun's tomb. It was an exceptionally hot and humid day - the monsoon was overdue and predicted to break at any moment and the skies were overcast and threatening. The temperatures were touching forty degrees and the air was saturated. After visiting the Red Fort and the mosque we had sweated our way across the city in a badly ventilated minibus. The final stop on our tour was feeling like altogether too much effort. As we ...
...which are as expensive as Humayun's Tomb and the prices have increased after recent work, funded by the Aga Khan foundation was carried out to improve the site. The site is open from sunrise to sunset. Who was Humayan? ****************** Humayan was the son of Babur and he became the second emperor of the Mughal Empire in 1530. Unfortunately like so many leaders throughout history he liked the high life and spent too much time living it up in ... Read review