It poured so for the first hour we just drove around and finally ended up at the Ashok Hotel (government run) for coffee. The problem with rain is that the storm drains clogged and then the roads flood which means six "lanes" of traffic are reduced to about two. Keep in mind you also have to add to the equation rickshaw drivers, camel pulled carts, tractors, mopeds.....you would be yelling your head off. The horn here is the most important part of the vehicle.
Humayun's Tomb
Craft Museum
This museum is a combination indoor/outdoor museum. The indoor part is a bunch of rooms based on different themes like textiles, cultic figures, wood carvings, and metal work. Inside the textile area was a demonstration area.
The outdoor area had villages representing different regions and crafts in India. There was also a bazaar to buy goods from the different regions. Some of the goods were authentic but most looked "cheesy." The museum also had its own shop that was quite cluttered and interesting because the figures we saw in the museum were copied in this shop.
Lotus Temple
Birthday Dinner at "Chef and I"
For dinner we ate at The Chef and I. I had told the wait staff that it was Tom's birthday so they had prepared a "small" chocolate cake for him. They sang happy birthday. Tom requested the lady sing some Nora Jones. She had pre-recorded music on an electronic keyboard and was actually pretty good. Upstairs in the lobby, however, they were playing an out-of-tune piano and a flat violin. Have you ever heard the song "We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun?" Probably not. It was not good. 
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