Fuzzy Duck The last day of an amazing year for us and James finally got his hair cut. We didn't see the first attempt as he had already washed his hair but apparently the hairdresser dried his hair into an old school Indian bouffant style! Whilst James was losing a few pounds of hair weight M, D and I went for another CCD for breakfast and along the way attempted to donate a few of Dad's old shirts. I offered them to two guys who were selling clothes on the s...

Agra Fort We woke up to the worst weather M&D have seen in India, it wasn't awful just a bit overcast and colder than usual-no sunbathing today. We didn't have the cute guide from Fatehpur Sikri so I was promoted back to guiding duties, which wasn't entirely successful as I delivered a backwards tour of the fort! We walked to Taj Ganj, the backpacking area of Agra and after stroking some cows we took our first electric tuk tuk to the fort. M&D got to ...

Good Luck at Fatehpur Sikri James organised a pick up time with M&D's taxi driver from yesterday with enough time to squeeze in a breakfast buffet, for the men and two poached eggs for the ladies! Our excursion today was to a fort/palace and a mosque just outside of Agra called Fatehpur Sikri. The car journey was interesting in itself as we drove further out of the dusty city and into the countryside. The word countryside usually conjures up images of rol...

Taj Maaal The alarm was set to coincide with a sunrise over the Taj. As we had done a rekky the day before we knew exactly how long it would take to get to the entrance gate. What we weren't sure of was how to purchase a ticket! Luckily, as I am such a great guide, I had read in the book the name of the government office and we walked straight past it until I noticed the name sign. M&D got in the queue and James and I walked down to the entrance to get i...

Strangers to the train It was goodbye to Delhi and hello Agra today as we packed our suitcases and headed to New Delhi railway station; opposite Main Bazaar and our old home. We plonked James at the stations waiting room and I took M&D for a walk up Main Bazaar and Smyle Inn so they could see in person some of the sites and places I had talked so much about. From their faces I could see that we were less than impressed with the area of Pahan ganj and Basil...