Yes, the comfort blanket of travelling in a big group has ended and it's almost time to go it alone for the next 2 weeks.... the trip has ben incredible, it has exceeded all my expectations by far. Our tour leader was great, not only at keeping 16 people all in tow and not losing any but also good at doing impromptu things to make our trip really memorable. I think the highlights have been Udaipur in general which was just too beautiful for words, seeing the Rajasthani cultural show with all different types of traditional dances, Jojowar which is a tiny little town not used to tourists so we were able to get a proper idea of a traditional Indian town, stopping the bus on a derserted highway to help Indian women dressed in beautiful clothes build a road by carrying rocks on our head, and of course seeing the Taj Mahal which we did this morning before sunrise which was even more spectacular than I imagined.
Lowlights have been getting even more ill than I was in Pushkar- it got worse and in Jaipur the tour leader made me see a doctor, a lovely man called 'Dr Panicker' who came to the hotel and gave me 8 DIFFERENT DRUGS!!! And finding out about the bombings in Mumbai when we were in the middle of nowhere, when these things happen it always feels wrong that everything just carries on as normal and yet I know that it has to.
Tomorrow, I'm off to Varanasi on a 6.30am train for some more exploring so will update when I get chance. Here's a few of my favourite photos of the trip.....
Eating paranthas in a tiny cafe in old delhi
Sleeper train
Jodphur
The blue city of Jodphur
Having a minature painting on my nail in Udaipur
Rajasthan cultural show in Udaipur
Jaipur
Painting class graduates of 15th July, Udaipur
Jojawar
The group
The ladies who build India's roads, M6 workmen take note...
Monkey temple, Jaipur
Making a wish by tying string to the temple at Fatephur Sikri
Taj Mahal, the romance of it is enough to make your heart melt...
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