Jaipur Leaving Fort Madogarh in sunshine was a first for us and to arrive in Jaipur in even warmer sunshine gave us hope that the days of fog may be numbered. Apparently Delhi is suffering the worst fog on 10 years and the temperatures have made record lows....thank goodness we avoided that! We stopped to visit the Amber Fort enroute which was splendid and tumbledown in equal measure. The palace of mirrors was the crowning glory. The next stop was a governmen...

Fort Madhogarh 20.1.10 The journey from Agra to Madhogarh was by bus. We began the journey wrapped in every layer we possessed in thick fog. Gradually the fog began to lift and a glimpse of sun appeared. Even Jo was tempted to shed a layer before we arrived at our destination in glorious sunshine. The rest of the day was T shirt weather at last! Fort Madhogarh is a family home, part of which has been converted into a simple but characterful hotel by the family....

Where is the Taj? After crawling out of bed at a very early hour we headed to the station to catch our train to Agra. We were dressed in four layers due to the extremely cold weather and heavy fog in Delhi. Well, we must be jinxed as when we got there the train was cancelled. The tour leader quickly arranged for us to get to the bus station and we boarded a clapped out old banger and headed off to Agra. Within the hour the fog got thicker and the bus colder as t...

Old Delhi 17-18th Jan Finally we write... Firstly sorry for the lack of entries over the last week but we have been so busy and it has not been easy to find internet access. On Monday 18th we started our tour proper and explored the old quarter of Delhi which was a wonderful cross between the souk in Muscat, for those of you who know it, and Stonetown, for Charlotte and Mad. Lots of narrow alley ways with beautiful carved doors and stalls selling anything from...

Slow train (or should we say plane?) to Delhi. (Once more elephant picture is irrelevant but too exhausted to take and upload our own, this state of affairs will hopefully improve!) Despite snow and ice we left London on time only to arrive in Dubai to find we had up to an 11 hour delay though the night. Jo tried all of her winning tactics ranging from the sweet smiles, raging loudly, feigning illness and finally RADA style dramatics to blag a hotel bed for the...