Arriving in Kolkata we found it wet but warm. The rain didn't seem to be ending anytime soon. It didn't matter really. We knew where we were going and what we had to do so we headed out. We caught a ferry across to the main land and the city of Kolkata. Caught a taxi after bargaining the driving from Rs120 down to Rs60. It seems that the whole of India revolves around bargaining and getting things cheaper or ripping people off. It didn't take long for us to f...

Our train was an hour late but that wasn't anything to serious. It was a leisurely wait. We had our last breakfast at the hotel and bid the Taj Mahal good bye and made our way to the train station. Boarding the train once it arrived proved easy and it was such a relief. The train ride was 21 hours. So we had a lot of time to waste. I slept quite a lot since the jet lag was catching up. Mandy tried sleeping to but was getting the first signs of flue so she w...

Today we woke up early, hoping to catch a glimpse of the raj mahal at Sunrise. Unfortunately the sky was over cast so we couldn't create the amazing images you can see on a post card but it came out fine. The detail that went into making the Taj Mahal is amazing and we enjoyed visiting this magnificent monument. I can see already that the Taj Mahal will be one of my favourite things to see. We took a walk to the Agra Fort afterwards which was 2 km away. It was...

Third day in New Delhi and the first real challenge. A bit of information you don't get in the Lonely Planet; in India you need to book trains well in advance, a week or more would be good. [this is put in at the end of the day - Actually sorry, no you don't. You just shouldn't listen to people who say they will help you book train tickets and tell you stuff like that. The Indian National Tourist Board can get tickets on the day (if booked early enough) for to...

Ok, day 2 in the bustling metropolis called New Delhi. I realised today that no matter where you go in the world, you will still come across people trying to rip you off. But hey, that part of the story will come later. Today we awoke and had breakfast with a chai tea after a shower. Once breakfast was done we made our way with Alibaba to the tourist house and hired a tourist car (and driver) to help us get around the city and pay a little less. It was a goo...