All good things must come to an end, and in lots of ways I’m happy to be on my way home. India is an amazing country. It’s colourful, noisy, ancient, confronting, full of contrasts, dry & dusty, and the Indian people are warm and friendly. And there’s no denying the amazing tourist ‘assets’ headlined by the Taj Mahal but plenty of other temples, forts, and ceremonies. Alongside those big ticket items there’s so much to see - random cows wandering wherever they may choose, the constant throng of the traffic and urban life with rickshaws, motorbikes, bicycles and cars all ‘honking’ their way along. There is also poverty with street beggars and many people living on the footpaths and even median strips. It’s a land of enormous contrast when you see the lives of the very
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