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We did a bit of thinking and decided to go back and change our train tickets. Taking into account India time plus factoring the monsoon into it, we decided that the likelihood of our first train being on time and being able to catch our next train within a three quarter hour window was about as likely as seeing the Pope in a nightclub. So back we went to make a nuisance of ourselves at the
Railway ticket office again. By the time we’d finished enquiring about trains, times and other sundry details, the poor man at the helpdesk actually laid his head on his desk and groaned. I strongly suspect he was glad to see the back of us. [read on]

The train ride back to Delhi was marvellous. And much to my very facetious satisfaction, Paul woke me up far too early for the trainstop and we had to look out the window for ages until we got to our arrival point. Trivial, I know, but it did feel good not to be the only one overladen with cautiousness first thing in the morning on a train journey. And I got some really good shots with my camera, so I was pleased with that too.

We had a fairly laid-back day. We got back to our room, showered, then laid down again to get over the exhaustion of laying down all night. You only get about 6 - 7 hours sleep while moving over hundreds of miles on a train and your subconscious is always semi-worried about your luggage, shoes and money staying put, so it isn’t the soundest of sleeps no matter which way you look at it. [read on]

After doing a stint in Janpath, to go to the Tibetan Row (shops), we organised storing our luggage in the luggage room down the road, had dinner on the roof and made our way to the Metro. This time the ... [Continue reading this entry]

Tuesday evening we went to Sadar Bazaar on a cycle rickshaw. An excellent way to travel as you can see everything around you well and watch this curious place as you go by. Sadar Bazaar has even smaller alleyways than ... [Continue reading this entry]

Monday night was awesome. Finally we had some rain, and along with that, a spectacular electrical storm. So we went up to the rooftop, which is a great place to be a spectator at such a time. Walking on the ... [Continue reading this entry]

Our new tailor is a wonderful Muslim guy of great style and an excellent sense of fashion. He took us to his thinking room', which has about as much room as the average kiwi toilet. It's loaded up to the ... [Continue reading this entry]

Whoops - I pressed the wrong button. Instead of pressing save, which it pays to do, due to the fact it's almost guaranteed that the power will go off here just seconds before you've finished a mile-long email, I pressed ... [Continue reading this entry]

We went for a ride on the Metro to Connaught Place. The metro is a lot busier this year - you actually have to queue for a token. Although the queues are still fairly civilised there - unlike a lot ... [Continue reading this entry]

Hi all. Well, we made it. I'm now sitting in an internet cafe in Paharganj, Delhi. The beginning of the trip was kicked off by a severe tasting session at the Duty Free shop in Auckland Airport. As far as drinks ... [Continue reading this entry]

We woke up to a day tinged with sadness, as this was our last day in Orchha. I went out to the balcony to do a nostalgic nosy-parker act over the edge and watched a boy going round the sweet-sellers ... [Continue reading this entry]