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Deluxe Room!?
The room I was to stay in on my first night in India, in Delhi. Fortunately, I moved on.India
Well, here in India, quite a shock to the system. For anyone visiting for the first time, particularly if you are arriving in Delhi it will be quite a culture shock. Had a spot of bother with a tour company recommended by my hotel but once the police were mentioned they were more willing to come to an agreement. Ended up doing a tour to Agra and Jaipur so didn't actually stay in Delhi (phew). Anyone coming to India will think of visiting the Taj Mahal, and it is great but unless you are interested in lots of names and dates that you will never remember don't have a guide. They rush you around from place to place giving info then taking a picture and you don't get chance to actually sit and just admire the fabulous surroundings, then there is the tip. When you ask how much they just say 'whatever you feel' but then when you give them less than they were expecting they are non too happy. Also, even with a guide you will still be hassled by hawkers wanting to sell you silk drawings and take photos, but you just have to steal yourself and say
Count the heads!
Five people, granted 2 are little people, on a bike. no, quite often! Jaipur was also an experience, fabulous monuments but again forget the guide and you'll see much more and be more relaxed at the end of it. I will recommend the Elephant ride to the Amber Fort though, even though I was absolutely terrified for the first 10 minutes, thinking I was going to slide off, once you get used to the roll it's not too bad. Spent far too much in Agra and Jaipur again due to the tour driver and guides taking you to Carpet factories and fabric houses. I would definitely recommend you go it alone, which will seem scary but after a couple of days you get in the swing and don't worry about offending anyone. I'm in Udaipur at the minute where my volunteer work is and it's a much more relaxed city, there are still hawkers and guides plying there wares near the tourist spots but they are no were near as aggressive/forceful. The animal Sanctuary is another eye opener just because how they operate would not be allowed in the west. Cow's for example are treated as gods, when it suits them, otherwise they are pulling heavy carts, but also when
one is hit by a car on the road, which is often, the vet is not allowed to put it to sleep, no matter how bad the injury, they would lose their licence. So they just have to make it comfortable with painkillers and sedatives until it passes away on it's own. This is quite hard to watch and you end up praying for it to die quickly. Will be here for another 3 weeks so
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