Qutab Minar - Check!

Well, we went to Qutab Minar. It's an old mosque that dates back to 1193. It has the tallest minaret in the world. There were tons of people there and it was rather hot. Of course, we felt as if we were an attraction as well - in fact several folks asked to have their pictures taken with us. One little group was from Afghanistan. I wonder what these folks are saying about us in their blog! At one of the spots, there was a guide that ordered us around and demanded we take pictures in these specific spots - then she grabbed our cameras and told us to pose and took our pictures. It was quite funny and she was right! In the end, she asked for a tip (which we expected) however our friend that is Indian gave her some money. In the end, the guide was embarrassed that she asked as her intent was for us to pay, not our friend. We decided to get out of the heat and off to do some shopping. As another gal from our company had just flown in the night before and she'll only be here a week. We wanted to be sure that we were able to pack as much as we could in the day. Here's a link to my photos.

We went back to Kahn Market (fixed price market) and milled around a bit. A gal had told me about a store that will make shirts for you, so we went there. It was great! The store had such nice designs. I did buy a few shirts - one will be "delivered" to me on Wednesday. Of course I had to go under the measure again (gross). These tops are absolutely things I'd wear in the US. We grabbed some lunch, looked at a few shawls and back to the hotel we went. The new arrival invited us for dinner at one of the restaurants at the hotel.

The other folks with our company were invited to dinner too. The restaurant is a Chinese restaurant and not only tastes good, but the restaurant itself is fun too! On the ceiling there are long, snake-like dragons that are lined up like supporting beams - there's also a pond with some fish. We had a nice time sharing our experiences with work and otherwise while being here in India. Another reason why it's nice to have all the SMEs in one hotel.

I'll be working with "number 5" today and getting him certified. For me to be on track, I'll need to certify 2 more today. I'm rather optimistic that I can get this done. Monday happens to be our higher call volume, so that should help a bit.