Indiaaaa!!!

Hey hey peeps. Having had a nice relaxing time in England for 2 weeks, I have arrived in India! I flew into Delhi on the morning of the 16th, arriving into the heat that is India. It is boiling here! When I arrived into the airport, I had organised a taxi to the hotel, so was presuming there would be a guy standing outside the arrivals with my name on it. Turns out he wasn't there! Great start, henry. So I had to get an expensive taxi to my hotel, Hotel Grand Godwin. This is on Arkasan road, just outside the new Delhi railway station, and when I got there, I wasn't expecting much of the hotel. It turns out it was really nice, with a nice en suite room, all AC. I had a bit of an awkward moment from the start, when this man took my bag to my room. I had never experienced tipping before, so he hung around for a bit, and then left penny less! I only realised why it was so awkward after he'd left haha.
The time difference here in India is 5.5 hours ahead of the UK, so it is safe to say I was pretty jet lagged. I still am jet lagged, with my body clock being all over the place! Therefore, that first day didn't entail much. All I did was get a sim card, and drop off 80 pounds in rupees, acting like a drug dealer of some sort.
The next day was my train from new Delhi to agra cantt. It didn't start well, as my train was delayed by 3 hours, but when we got going, it wasn't too bad. The train itself took 3 hours, arriving at 8pm. At the station, I met this tuk tuk drivers, who is subsequently going to take me on a to our of Agra in a couple of hours. My hotel in Agra, Saniya Palace, is very basic, but does have the most amazing view of the taj majal from a roof top terrace. As I speak, I am looking out onto the taj. So beautiful.
This morning was an early one, waking up at 5am, to go and visit there taj mahal at sunrise. I am so happy that I did this, because I was one of the first to enter the taj, meaning I had it all to myself for photos. I also didn't have to put up with tourist putting their hand on top of the dome for a picture. God that annoys me. I had a good look inside, and around the building, with a tour guide who showed me all the optical illusions, as well as giving me a history lesson. It was all very interesting, and I'm glad I had him. By the time I had had a good look around, thee place was full with people. It was like an infestation. One minuter there was no one, the next there were hundreds of thousands of people. So yeah, I'd give the taj a thumbs up!
Later today, I'm going to visit the Red Fort, and the baby taj, which I've heard has amazing views of the taj mahal.

Thank you for reading, and I'll be back when I get to Jaipur!

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