Delhi & Agra

Okay so it's been absolutely ages since I last blogged, purely for the envious fact that I've been having too much fun in Thailand to even think about using an internet cafe, but I think it's about time that I did as I haven't even finished India yet. Also, I have hours to wait for my bus to Chiang Mai. So let's start with Delhi...

Can I just say, I actually quite liked the place. Prior to our visit, we had the city described to us as 'hell on earth'- a bit extreme to say the least. Yeah it's busy, yeah it smells, but doesn't the rest of India?! Granted there's a lot more poverty in Delhi, and a lot more scams, but if you keep your wits about you, you'll be just fine. Our stop to Delhi was just a flying visit as we spent pretty much the only full day we had there in Agra at the Taj Mahal.

What can I say about the Taj? It's incredible. This sounds obvious but it's so huge, much bigger than I'd imagined and with beautiful hand painted marble walls. I'll admit, when my alarm went of at 4am for the 5am train, I really wondered whether a visit to the Taj was really worth such an early rise. But of course it was. Infact I'd advise anyone going to visit early as its a good 4 hours by train from Delhi, and plus when we were leaving at about 11am it was really busy. Definitely more opportunities for tourist photos earlier on.