Arrived in Delhi and about to set off with driver (sounds so fancy but apparently this is how one does these things) to Rajasthan - an 8 day road trip into Agra (to see the Taj at sunrise), then into Jaipur, the pink city and Udaipur, the city of lakes and palaces for Christmas. We then we fly into Bangalore, which is in the South of India. Who knows what we´ll be doing from there? I feel like a bit of a cop out - not roughing it quite as much as expected but then again I only have a month and don´t have all the time in the world to work out train schedules and tackle Delhi belly.
Having the most incredible time - so far India has been everything expected and unexpected - rather grubby, smelly and definitely full of all sorts of nasty bugs but then at the same time very spiritual, colourful and awe inspiring. Am super pleased to be travelling with Kari - we've become quite the celebrities, being stopped all the time for people to have their family pics with us - yes, people are actually stopping us to ask for this rather strange request. It can be quite intimidating as I´m sure you can imagine! India is also rather larger and having a friend by ones side somehow makes it a little less intimidating.
Anyhoo - this is me for now, updates to follow - sending love to you all - take care, much love - love me