Today's adventure was a visit to another World Heritage Site of India. There are 15 total spread around the country and this was number 4 for my trip. Every one I have seen is older than our country, it's bizarre to contemplate. Red Fort was built in the 1630s when the capital was moved to Delhi. I have no idea how tall the walls are, but they are immense expanses of red sandstone. The thing I enjoy most seeing is what the craftsmen here can do with stone. Look at the details that they put into everything, with hand tools, even the ceiling is ornately carved stone. 
I like seeing all the carved stone but my very favorite is what they did with gemstones inlaid into marble. The detail astounds me. There were dozens of panels just like this, each with hundreds of tiny pieces of various stones hand ground into the exact shape needed for every individual petal or leaf. It made me very sad to later see a similar panel that had been emptied of all the gemstones.
Inside the walls of the Red Fort there is alot of lawn that attracted families and couples on this beatiful day. I couldn't resist snapping a picture of this little guy turning somersaults. I didn't quite catch the fact that he was following in the path of his older brother. It made me laugh and remember days of Landon and Lucas trying to do everything their older siblings did. Most families in India don't have a lot of family time because the work day and work week is longer here than in the US, so it was good to see some quality family time. 
It both encouraged me to see these workers restoring parts of this heritage site and scared me to death when I saw the nature of their scaffolding and lack of safety measures. I have discovered through my time over here that I am braver than I thought in alot of ways, but I am quite sure there is still no way I would ever be brave enough to get up there. Adventure has its limits!!
I like seeing all the carved stone but my very favorite is what they did with gemstones inlaid into marble. The detail astounds me. There were dozens of panels just like this, each with hundreds of tiny pieces of various stones hand ground into the exact shape needed for every individual petal or leaf. It made me very sad to later see a similar panel that had been emptied of all the gemstones.
Inside the walls of the Red Fort there is alot of lawn that attracted families and couples on this beatiful day. I couldn't resist snapping a picture of this little guy turning somersaults. I didn't quite catch the fact that he was following in the path of his older brother. It made me laugh and remember days of Landon and Lucas trying to do everything their older siblings did. Most families in India don't have a lot of family time because the work day and work week is longer here than in the US, so it was good to see some quality family time. It both encouraged me to see these workers restoring parts of this heritage site and scared me to death when I saw the nature of their scaffolding and lack of safety measures. I have discovered through my time over here that I am braver than I thought in alot of ways, but I am quite sure there is still no way I would ever be brave enough to get up there. Adventure has its limits!!
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