Lal Qila = Red Fort

You would be surprised at how many forts there are around Delhi alone. And it seems like every time I flip the page in my guidebook they're talking about some fort somewhere else.

After a nice lunch in Khan Market, I visited Delhi's Lal Qila with friends from work and the flat-mates. The place was packed with families and visitors.

(William, Me, Daud, & Tim)

In the city of Shahjahanbad lays the Lal Qila. In 1639, Shah Jahan set out to lay out a new fort to suit his needs. Its Lahore Gate opened into the main street of a carefully planned adjoining city that thrives almost unchanged four centuries later. Here, Jawaharlal Nehru addressed the people of India on the Republic's independence day, August 15, 1947, and here the Indian flag was raised.