<!-- @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } --> This was our last day in India, Our plan was to see a few of the sites in Delhi once we had checked out of our guest house at 1.00pm. At the beginning of last week, we budgeted so that we would have enough money left to go to a couple of museums and maybe to go and watch a Bollywood movie at the cinema. Unfortunately our money had now run out (we didn't want to draw out any more as it was ou...

After a late breakfast and picking up some washing we decided to venture out again into New Delhi this time about twice the distance of yesterday (3 - 4 km) to the India Gate which was built to commemorate those killed fighting for the British in World War I. Again as was seen yesterday we met some really helpful people who went out of their way to give directions. It took us about an hour to get to the road which surrounded the India Gate. Much like the Arc de...

The morning mas spent leaving Agra by rickshaw then getting a AC chair carriage to a train station in the south of Delhi. It was the first train we've caught all trip that's been late, don't no if that's luck or not? Arriving a little apprehensive, we did the now usual arrival procedure, find somewhere to sit and have a drink, work out where we are on the map, and set off shopping for somewhere to sleep for the next two nights. Finding the main street was a ...

<!-- @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } --> We had and early start this morning as we wanted to visit the Taj Mahal! The ten minutes walk was pleasant and we made it for 6.00am hoping to avoid the crowds, heat and the famous touts you hear so much about. The experience was fantastic and well worth the 750 rupee (£10) tourist price. The entrance to the Taj starts with a short courtyard, turning right through an archway it appears ...

We arrived in Agra this morning after experiencing our first night on a sleeper bus. It had its advantages over the train- it was slightly more spacious and we had a curtain which allowed us to have a little bit of privacy for a change. The disadvantages were that it was extremely noisy, people love using their car horns in India and the general theme seems to be the louder the better, there were no toilets on the bus which gave the driver the perfect excuse to s...