Today was a travel day to Hyderabad, home of Lydia's orpahage. But first some adventures in Hotel-land and the hazards of booking through unknown travel agents. We left our Delhi Guest House at 4 am for an early flight. We arrived in Hyderabad. Immediately we were struck by how much greener and quieter --relatively--it is to Dehli. We arrived at our hotel to find a sparkling lobby, beautiful buffet spread, and Akon playing on the Musak in the dining area. Things were looking good. Then we were shown to our rooms. The immediate smell of mildew was nearly over whelming. Further inspection found dirty, buckling carpet, moldy crumbling tile in the bath, and an AC that was blowing a different but equally offensive smell of mold. The second room wasn't much better. Since we were already
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