Agra
Written by matt + jen on September 10th, 2008
It was worth getting up at 5am to catch the sunrise.
So awe-inspiring some people just pass out.
Matt’s head is still stuck at that angle.
Monkey!
Another monkey!
The Red Fort – probably the biggest castle we’ve ever seen.
Jenny has superstar status here. She ended up posing for photos with about 5 random different families.
Salim the 4th, our friendly cycle-rickshaw driver. Every time we arrive somewhere we end up getting a rickshaw driver called Salim who tries to charm us into going to lots of shops. We haven’t actually had one who isn’t called Salim yet. This one was really nice though (he didn’t stop smiling except for the photo) and he let Matt have a go at driving.
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Monkey! Wow it all looks fantastic, the colours are amazing. You’re both looking very smart too. How’s the chai? The thalis look great. Hope you’re enjoying it (how could you not be!). Alice x
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What amazing pictures, they look so professional. Hope you are having a great time, has jenny drunk the subcontinent dry of tea yet?
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Jenny the superstar – why not try to sell her!
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We’ve seen loads of monkies lately. Opposite our hotel in Varanasi is an old observatory. They seem to like playing with all the old instruments.
I’m pleased with the photos too – it’s so easy though, there is just stuff you want to photograph everywhere.
Chai is yummy, on the trains there’s a man who comes by at least every half an hour and it tastes so much better than the stuff on british trains! I’m doing my best but I think there should be enough left for other people- depends how much I can fit in my suitcase. On some of the trains it comes in little clay pottery cups that you smash on the ground when you’re done – ultimate eco-friendly disposable cup.
I’ve decided to keep hold of Jenny for the moment. I thought about charging to have photos with her but we’ve ended up just taking photos of them in return.