We were up early and made the kids have breakfast even though they were not thrilled. We told them they had to get their bodies going again. By 9:00 am we were on the road - for about 3 seconds - before we realized that Sandy was not with us! After she jumped in, we made the 4-hour, 180 km drive to Khajuraho. Yes, it takes that long to get anywhere. There are lots of little towns, many vehicles that must be passed, and cows, goats and pedestrians to honk at and s...

Morning came with Connor, Tessa, and Kate still not feeling great so we voted for private jeeps instead of public buses for the next leg of our trip. The trip to Orchha was wild, as usual, but our drivers got us to our new home without incident. We stayed at the Orchha Resort in Swiss-style tents. Picture big canvas tents, like out of archaeology movies, except with air-conditioning, TVs and showers! The beds were beautiful and we felt like royalty! The resort is...

Farewell to Agra. We were packed by 7:30 am and on the road to the train station by 8:00 am. Our next destination was a town called Chanderi, a small medieval town - home to Muslims, Hindus and Jains. We got to the train station with time to spare but then the train was an hour and fifteen minutes late. It was fine, though. We visited and bought candies, magazines and tea. The train station seemed safe to us but we formed a circle around our bags anyway and hung...

Five in the morning and we were up and getting ready to go to Agra - the city of India's signature monument - the Taj Mahal. We were pumped, if a little bleary-eyed. Binu had arranged for transport to the train station and we arrived in time to catch the 7:15 am train to Agra. The train was clean, and we were served tea and breakfast. Three hours later, we arrived in Agra at our very nice 3 star hotel, the Pushp Villa. It's ironic that some of our nicest accommo...

Tessa awoke to a very upset stomach but decided to join us for local sightseeing anyway. Unfortunately, while walking to the metro station, Tessa's stomach started to act up, so she and Barry headed back to the hotel. However, when the rest of us arrived at the station and looked up the stairs, there was Barry and Tessa! Tessa had decided that she'd just "power-through" despite being sick and, as usual, we were very proud of her. The metro system of De...