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...certainly the scene of very ancient history, so we anticipated. Alas, there isn't much there but ground, and it was a great disappointment. Today we went to Kutab Minar - the seat of an old Capital. There are ruins here showing to the observer sufficient evidence that there were once wonderful buildings there. The chief thing now is the Minar (photo no 42) which is truly wonderful. Built in 1503 it is still perfect. It was a long drive of 20 miles and we only returned in time for 2 o'clock lunch and decided to do no more that day. The whole distance was dotted with very old tombs - some very wonderful. We stopped to see one - Nawab Saffar Jang (photo ).

Monday 26th
Maiden's Hotel, Delhi
We paid a visit to the fort and found in private the Durban Hall the gem of all India.