Billy April 2, 2018 Leave a Comment

India 2017, Day 2: Delhi, Day 2

Old Delhi

In 1648, Shah Jahan, the Mughal emperor, moved the imperial capital from Agra to Delhi. In preparation for the move, he had a walled city called Shahjahanabad built in Delhi over the course of the [Read more…]

Billy March 16, 2018 Leave a Comment

India, A Little History

[Don’t be alarmed! I’m not going to present an entire series on Indian history like I did for China. Just this one post will be the extent of if.]

The Red Fort in Delhi, the seat of power of the Mughal Empire for close to 200 years. Delhi, India, Asia. — The Red Fort in Delhi, the seat of power of the Mughal Empire for close to 200 years.

As with most other places, understanding India’s history allows for a better appreciation of its historical sights. To me, this is particularly true for India. North India was much more Islamic than I [Read more…]

Billy March 12, 2018 Leave a Comment

India 2017 Food Diary, Day 1

My Indian culinary adventure begins. Eating was one of the things I was most nervous about ahead of my trip because I’ve never been a fan of Indian food. But I was willing to give it the old college try. And anyway, I had enjoyed some Indian food in Singapore. [Read more…]

Billy March 10, 2018 3 Comments

India 2017, Day 1: Delhi, Day 1

New Delhi, Day 1

[WARNING! The pictures you are about to see are of New Delhi, Britain’s planned capital city for India. They are completely unrepresentative of authentic India. They are way too calm, peaceful, and [Read more…]

Billy February 12, 2018 Leave a Comment

Billy’s Cities Sighted and Cited on Other Sites

The iconic Westerkerk (West Church) on the Prinsengracht (Prince's Canal) in Amsterdam, a city I love. Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe. — The iconic Westerkerk (West Church) on the Prinsengracht (Prince’s Canal) in Amsterdam, a city I love.

I’ve previously posted about how I created content on San Francisco, Amsterdam, and Berlin for Jeff of walkli.com. Jeff and the crew at Walkli particularly liked my walking tour of San Francisco’s Castro and Mission neighborhoods. In fact, they named it the #4 walk of 2017! I still have at least a couple more walks of San Francisco I have in mind. One of these days, when I find the time, I’ll sit down on get to work on them. At least one of them should be a bit of a challenge. Climbing up and down San Francisco’s 3 most famous of its many steep hills would challenge anyone. [Read more…]