Hello! We are in Agra where it is very hot and humid. The city is not extraordinary but it is more than made up for by the main attraction. The Taj Mahal is extremely special, no photo can really capture the enormity of it. We woke up early this morning so as to see it up close at sunrise. It really is spectacularly beautiful. Simon is very pleased with his Diana pose! We leave Agra tonight and travel to Pushkar by overnight bus. We hope this will be uneventful....

Hello, Our trip to Ranthambore National Park did not start out as we had hoped. The train from Bundi that should have arrived at 9pm actually arrived at 12.30am due to an unexplained and unexpected 3 hour stop at Kota station. We were not very impressed and nor was the hotel manager who had to let us in and then wake up at 4.30 to get the hotel ready for the morning safari. We slept in and decided to forgo the morning safari in favour of the evening one. We had ...

Hello! We have had an exciting week... On Saturday we travelled to Mt Abu and on Sunday we did a trek with our guide, Ashok. In the morning we explored the mountain sanctuary where we saw monkeys, crocodiles, birds and huge butterflies! It was much cooler in Mt Abu and the view from the top of the mountain was amazing! After our morning treking, we then embarked on an altogether different type of challenge. To find a working cash point on a Sunday in Mt Abu. 5 o...

Hello! Today we have a 4hr bus to Mt Abu. We will miss Udaipur. It is very hot here today, 35 degrees. Simon is not feeling his best today, unbelievably he has a nasty cold! Yesterday we went to Ranakpur temple and Kumbhalgarh fort. The wall surrounding the fort is the second longest in the world at 34km. The fort was huge and the views from the top were incredible. The temple at Ranakpur is all carved very intricately from white marble. It was very beautiful. ...

Hello! At last! Somewhere in India that we have really enjoyed. Udaipur is beautiful and so much more relaxed than the other parts of India we have been. We arrived by bus at 3.30am rather worse for wear, but at least we managed to get off at the right stop this time! We are staying in a nice, and cheap, hotel overlooking Lake Pichola. Although we havn't done that much here we have just enjoyed the atmosphere of the place and the good natured people of the town....