Getting away from the madness of Delhi involved many experiences - the 5am wake up for starters! After dragging ourselves out of bed, and shoving everything back into our rucksacks, we climbed into Tuk-Tuks for the first time. Even though the roads weren't overly busy, there were still cars, bikes, people and other things to manouver around which, in such a rackety vehicle and no seatbelt, is terrifying. They move faster than you'd think, and you feel every pothole. Amazingly we got to the station in one piece, and after climbing over hundreds of sleeping locals, we boarded the (thankfully) air conditioned train around 7:30. The journey was 3 hours but flew by whilst chatting to everyone else on the tour!
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We knew India was a big culture shock, and we were not disappointed. As soon as you leave the airport the craziness starts; cars everywhere, sticky heat, and the unrelenting sound of car horns!
Our small group of two grew when we boarded the plane: Charelle, who was travelling to India on her own, had somehow managed to find herself next to us. She's on the same tour as us, but starts today instead of tomorrow with us! Staying at the hotel next door, she hopped into the car that took us to our new homes for the next 3 nights! The hotel is clean, the service is quick and there is (questionable) wifi. All in all, not that bad!
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