Delhi, Agra, and Rajastan

We landed in the dark and went looking for our hotel pick-up (we'd booked ahead to make our lives easier). After half and hour of wandering we decided we weren't getting picked up! So we caught a cab to the backpacker part of Delhi, Paharganj. After dodging all of the offers of a good hotel room, and visiting the not so delightful Decent Guesthouse (some walls missing), we managed to find a good hotel room!

We only spent one day in Delhi this time, knowing that we were coming back for our flight home and so didn't see much of the city. Instead we caught the train to Agra. It was only about two hours late and so we arrived in a deserted city (apart from the stray dogs). We got up early to see the Taj Mahal. It was amazing! The photos don't do it justice, but it is really impressive to see. After a leisurely breakfast overlooking the Taj we took a rickshaw to see the baby Taj, a park overlooking the Taj from across the river, and Agra Fort. The sites in Agra are brilliant, but the city is pretty nasty. So the following day we were off to Jaipur…

We did the usual sightseeing in Jaipur, visiting the Pink (Old) City, a couple of palaces, and the Amber Fort (which had some amaz…

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