Day 7. Humayun's Tomb.

Today I visited Humayun's Tomb, which is in the northern part of India, in Delhi. It was ordered to be built by Emperor Humayun's wife, Hamida Banu Begum. It is a grand structure built of red sand stone, and was the first garden tomb. It was also the first building to use red sandstone at such a level. It was very beautiful, and I found myself comparing it to the Taj Mahal. If anything, I liked this one better, not as many tourists and more color in the structure. It was smaller than the Taj Mahal, but I thought it had more character. I went into the tomb its self and was surprised to see not only the graves of Humayun and his wife, but also at least five other emperors. This I did not expect, I thought it would be held sacred to Humayun. Afterward I went around the gardens and checked out the different plants and flwers growing. Again, it was not a immense as the Taj Mahal, but it was still pretty, and I found a nice spot to sit and eat the lunch I bought. It was the last meal I had in India. I left at about three in the afternoon that same day, and I am now in the plane headed home. It has been a great trip with a lot of fun adventures, and I would definitely go again.