We are now in Jaipur in Rajasthan at the start of our twelve day tour with our own driver and car! Before we left Delhi we had an amazing meal with the Drakes at Claridges hotel but I felt a little out of place with my baggy trousers and back-pack on, and the door man looked blankly at us when we asked for a taxi to return us to our less glamourous side of town! After leaving delhi we came to Agra to see the red fort and the Taj Mahal which was amazing. The sheer enormity of the palace is outstanding and every stone is carved with followers and inlaid with semi-precious stones. We ended up hiring a guide to take us to a short cut as the queue was about 2 hours long. This
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