The project sites in Bauchi city lies within the old walled city - although some of the historic walls had been destroyed through previous unrelated developments.
Something about Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, appealed to my grandfather, because that walled city on the Red Sea marked the end of their arduous voyage.
If you want to experience India in a concentrated dose - intense and intoxicating - you have to visit a walled city.
Every inch of the walled city hums with life and activity.