E s began with a taxi driver who - to the outside world totally safe - had not the faintest idea where he was to depose us all extinct at 3.00 clock at night in a city.
After I was allowed to pick up so Kathy, Sara, Clemens & Eike shortly after Christmas in Bangalore, we are finally has made it to the house of the director of my organization, which is open ourselves to this time the door still friendly ...
A day city, a day Bangalore. Traffic, traffic. Ricksahs that can push the usual fun with the tourists haggle for the first purchases, the first dish with your hands.
Per night train, it goes out the same day from the big city, away from the hustle and bustle in the rural area, off to "my home". Even a few days on the road, I enjoyed it again to get back to Kanakagiri, for my visit to hear it well not to be an exciting, even if somewhat different, exciting.
We looked at how I live here so what I'm doing so, by what people I have done: the tea repeatedly burned the tongue, nachgeweint the meal more than once. In the four days here, there were two extensive temple tours, a New Year's Eve Dinner For One (on laptop), lead casting (from Germany imported - Sparklers Sorry, pulled out), the self-Singaporean minds, enjoyed Countdown Clock to zero and a cake! went
In the new year then - again by overnight train, we traveled just! - A whole lot on the west coast of India: Goa. We spent probably a little summer vacation. Reminded not only temperatures but also sea, long Sleep, extensive food, fresh fruits à la bananas, watermelons, papayas, ... , Relax on the beach, read books, souvenirs to haggle. A highlight is surely because the hiring of scooters, which then was up and down the coast gecruist without helmet for good humor. The Unauthorized gasoline distributor was, as it is as usual, a few slip down into the hand, which he, as it is just as common, agreed to the deal.
Per SpiceJet airline and then came back a long way in the north of India: Delhi. Unfortunately, the tour group not quite not spared from the effects of foreign interest, and could sichein part from time to treat yourself a break. On the whole, however, we are generally spared from trouble, and everything went (almost completely) smooth.
in Delhi was just the pick-up service from our booked hotel, what precisely that seemed to have forgotten that we had booked two rooms. Finally, we were still our property. In addition to a pizza from PizzaHut, a masala burgers from McDonalds Maharatja gave it the government district and Old Delhi to admire with India's largest spice market.
The hard-awaited trip to the Taj Mahal also turned out to be Odysee. It was planned by express train (the fastest in India, ugh!) To drive in 2 hours into the small hours from Delhi Agra, where the wonder of the world to consider. The train, which would normally drive to 6.00Uhr morning, had Voerman 2 hours late. Why? Thick fog over the whole of Delhi, making it take the train (apparently) impossible. Soso, so wait. Fortunately our hotel was only a 5min walk from the station. It is, therefore, to sleep again before again the departure times checked out. For the first 2 hours was "not known", then 12 hours late and then he fell out completely. What to do? As appeared on the trains in the days did not rely to transition, we had a Jeep was so booked that we would cheuffieren for the double cost of the Taj Mahal. (The money we received - though not without crowding in the money-back switch - refundable) The trip will be moved two days later we are sitting (again at 6am in the morning) in the lobby of our hotel, waiting for the taxi. An hour later, it is then really and (one does not marvel at worst) to see car and driver also really trusted! So could start the 4-5h ride. First stop: flat tire. Second Stop: old tires must be repaired. Third stop: tea break. Fourth stop: get rid of a guide that we had supposedly ordered. Then, finally, the Taj Mahal, not so full, it really stunning ... and all this for only one of several beloved, soso!
The farewell not easy, even if the visit given with plenty of power for the next half year. So here again thanks to you four!
