We ahd a lazy day before getting an auto acoss town to the Bollywood cinema. We watched TaRaRumPum, set in New York, a tyre changer gets the chance to become a huge racing star. Meets girl, falls in love, has 2 adorable kids, has accidnet on track, cue 10min interval (yes that was only half way!) Then another hour or so of the family trying to make things wrk and him get back in the car. We absolutely loved it! I will be dragging bradley down to Cineworld Feltham...

We took four cars to an upmarket hotel for a tasty 'American Style' buffet breakfast then hoped back in the cars for a 2.5hr car journey to the ganges river. One of the cars broke down and luckily for them we were just behind them so they all crammed with their luggage into our already crowded car! What a picture!We arrived at the river and the boats were really nice. They had a large sheet on the top for shade and blankets and cushions so it was dead com...

Today we took the train from Agra to Orchha, meaning Hidden Place. Its a beautiful, quiet town beside a river full of boulders. Our hotel, The Betwa Cottages is set in stunning gardens and we each have a large cottage with private bathroom, fantastic shower and air con! We took a walk around with the group to the market and a small temple. We were follwed to and from the hotel by children who wanted us to take their pictures and dance and sing with them! For dinn...

Today we left the hotel at 6am for our train from delhi to Agra, home to the?majestic Taj Mahal. We?dropped our bags off at our hotel, Sheela Inn, then drove to the Red Fort. It was amazing with such interesting stories and architecture. We had an extra guide for this, he knew absolutely everything about the fort and the Taj Mahal. It is sad however that the original furniture, carpets and curtains etc are no longer there as they?were looted by the British when t...

After a 27 hour train journey from Bandra, Mumbai to Ludiana in the Punjab, Ramesh picked us up from the station and took us to his lovely home in Nurnahal where we met his wife Neelam and his daughter Neha. They made us feel so welcome and we shared a fantastic traditional pujabi meal.The following morning we set off for trip to Amritsar. We stopped at a mission, a walled, guarded village in which 20,000 people live.It has shops, a bank, a market, hospital, plac...