Delhi, Red Fort, Qutub complex and squirrels

There are many places to visit in Delhi but we chose to visit only a few, which are the Red Fort and Qutub complex. Nothing very interesting to me in Red Fort, just a few buildings built during around the same period as the Taj Mahal. However, the Lahore Gate is quite impressive. While on the other hand, the Qutub complex seems basically like an ancient Roman ruins with some islamic features added. 

The entrance to the Red Fort.

Lahore Gate.

The square infront of  Lahore Gate.

Delhi metro and indian workers.

Qutub Minar.

Qutub complex is a great place for photography.

Like i said, Roman ruins alike.

Impressive tree.

Squirrels in Qutub complex are not afraid of people at all. 

Posing for photo, there are so many places in Qutub complex for great photos.

The famous Iron pillar on the lower left of this photo.
Obviously not famous enough cause i didn't even notice the pillar during the visit.
I knew only after i read about it on wiki.

It supposed to be a minaret but remains incomplete.
And now it looks like a pudding with a lot of chocalate chips on it.

Paharganj.

Paharganj at night.

Well for me, the most unforgettable moment in Delhi is not visiting these famous tourist sites, it happened when we arrived at New Delhi train station from Amritsar. It was already 11pm at the moment. Our booked hostel is in Paharganj, just opposite the train station. From the direction given on their website, they said it was just walking distance from the station. So we decided to walk. 

At first we headed to the wrong way into a dark alley. No street lights and it was already quite late, so it was scary. We then quickly headed back to the station and took a tuk-tuk. Paharganj is pretty well-known as backpackers' ghetto, so there are many hostels there. Finding a particular hostel is no way an easy job. Our tuk-tuk driver also didn't know the direction and asked here and there. In the end we found the advertising board of the hostel. It indicated the hostel is inside an even darker narrow alley! WTH!!! The driver refused to take us further, so we had to take the risk and walked in. Luckily along the way, there were other tiny shops still opened, providing some precious light to guide our way. The following video shows how deep inside the alley our hostel is. The video started at the entrance of the alley. At that time, it was around 8 pm, so many shops are still opened.