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Monday, August 19, 2019 - On our way to Delhi.

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This is not really Delhi this is the runway at Amsterdam. We had a connection from Atlanta to Amsterdam, and the pilot for the KLM flight to Delhi was John Bowles. John is the stepson of Bill Brooks, who my mother married after the death of my father. So, while not related by blood we knew each other and since I knew I would be headed to Delhi on a KLM flight we arranged to meet.
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John arranged for us to have special passes to the cockpit. Virginia Ann proudly displays hers. It was fun to be in the cockpit for taxi and takeoff. Whole new perspective.
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The pilot - John Bowles - in a quiet moment waiting for the order from the tower to head down the runway toward Delhi.
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We did not spend a lot of time up in the cockpit. However, I was not sleeping and so went up when we were over Pakistan and talked to the pilots for a while and watched the lights from the cities below. This is a view of Delhi as we were making our approach.
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Landing in Delhi with the runway ahead. It was really hard for me to listen to the control tower and understand the events while we approached and landed. Some activity by the pilots but not a lot - we had to loop 360 once due to traffic inbound.

It was a lot of fun to be in the cockpit and I really appreciate John and KLM for making it happen - quite a start to vacation.
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We arrived very early in the morning so we slept in and then asked if a driver from the tour company could take us downtown for a brief sightseeing trip to St Jame's Church.

The church was built in 1836 by Colonel James Skinner. It is one of the oldest churches in the city.
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The basic design of Renaissance Revival style church is on a cruciform plan (Greek Cross), with three portico porches, elaborate stained-glass windows and a central octagonal dome, similar to that of the Florence Cathedral in Italy.
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A special service was held in 2003, to commemorate 200 years of Skinner's Horse, the cavalry regiment raised by Skinner in 1803. Amongst those present was Margaret Skinner, great great granddaughter-in-law of Skinner.
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The church boasts of relics such as the "original European stained-glass windows depicting the crucifixion, ascension of Christ and his resurrection".
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