Delhi day 2

Right. Slept well. I love Asian beds with just a cotton sheet and a hard mattress! But I had to get the blanket out last night. Today i was picked up by the tour guide at 8.30am. He looked out of it and the car was shite.No mirrors. So I arrived at the agency in a state and demanded my money back. They said today was a holiday and IT ISN"T and they sent a pile of crap to my door. Anyway me and Latif had a shouting match and in the end he got a government of India guy in with his badge to calm me down and another guide who had a recommendation book with him and they showed me his driving licence. They also called an American and an Australian tourist who are currently on tours with this company. The Gov. India guide said to me that yeah, I had paid commision but that it was an above board agency and to see everything by train in Rajastan is impossible. This way I had everything at my beck and call. They also threw in this free day tour of Delhi, an extra night in Jaipur (Coz it's Holi festival on the 11th and no one can travel because your car will be trashed with paint) . It's just tough on my own to know if I have done the right thing. I have to trust the guy if I'm alone in the car with him.
Well today with Sanju was fine. He's , the car was perfect and he was a good driver and he does frequent tours around Rajasthan.
Well, today he took me to
The Jama Masjid (Friday Mosque): Beautiful inside, but a rotting foul cesspit of humanity at the entrance.
The Red Fort: Again beautiful Mughal architecture.
India Gate: A gate similar to the one in Mumbai but built to commemorate the Indian dead in all their wars they have helped us out in.
Ghandi's garden and memorial: Very peaceful and quiet. Love ly gardens.
Hanuman's Tomb: A prequel to the Taj Mahal and I REALLY LOVED it. Hardly anyone there either I don't think there are many tourists in India at the moment!
The Baha'i temple (Lotus temple): This was outstanding. There are 7 Baha'i temples like this in the world and the one in India looks like the SYdney opera house. It's not so beautiful but the feeling inside was incredible. It almost made me cry. I can't explain why. There was nothing on the walls and just pots of wonderful flowers everywhere. Unfortunatly again, no photos were allowed.I want to learn more about this religion. I don't think it even started until 1893. Weird, but a great place!
Government buildings: The British legacy and to be honest ugly and clumpy architecture. The buildings we built back home are much better. The roads around government reminded me of Washington (well, what I have seen on TV!)
Then he bought me back to the agency after about 10 hours of driving around the city. I paid up the difference after my deposit. I just hope and pray the accommodation is good. Let's wait and see!