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Hi guys!!! Us again! Up in kashmir in a place called srinagar at the moment - staying in a boat house!!! Its really lovely - much better than the yHA in delhi! Was a bit skanky. We now know more of our plans so will tell you them - Friday (tomorrow) we are going trekking in the himalayas with a guide & a cook - camping for 3 nights then coming back on the Monday. tuesday we are going on a boat ride on the lake in a sort of indian gondola!! then on wednesday we are going into town plus to see a temple i think. Thursday we travel by bus to Lei (also in kashmir) and stay for 3 nights before heading to manali then catching a bus to dharamshala to maybe see the dalai lamar!!! then we catch an overnight train to varanasi, then agra, then ramthambhor to see the tigers!! Last stop (apart from back to delhi) is jaipur - to ride elephants hopefully!!!!!! We organised the first part (up till manali) with a travel agent called shafi who is really friendly! At first we were a bit sceptical but he showed us letters of past voluteers & gave us a good deal - then organised the companies driver to spend the rest of the afternoon giving us a tour of delhi to see the highlights!!! in the evening, we went to his house to meet his family & have dinner!!! Was amazing! They all speak really good english. We will see him again before we leave hopefully! Then today we got picked up by his driver again and taken to the airport where we flew to srinagar - first class!!!!!!! We didnt know this until we got our seats & had to double check we had the right ones!!! Its great! unfortunately it was only an hour flight - but we still got a 3course indian meal + personal tv & reclining chair etc! The views flying in were amazing - snow capped mountains as far as the eye can see!! our personal guide & chef (i know- how cool?!) brought us into town to use the internet but first i bought a kashminer!!! I stick out like a sore thumb here so am getting some clothes to fit in more - they are being tailored for me & embroidered as i type !! So amazing here! have made a few friends - one at the airport of all places!!! Kind of sick of being stared at already - i am not kidding when i say EVERYONE gawps and they do not care that i can see them staring! But lots of people love us (well me more actually - think its cos im a european girl or something) and have been in like 10 peoples photos already!! and children love to shake my hand and say hello!!! makes me feel like a celebrity!!! We bought a guide book for india yesterday as its hard to plan without tourist info etc & the book is fab!!! should have no probs at all now!!! Anywho - missing you all (of course!) & will see you soon. Will try to upload more piccis when in Lei!
loads of love & kisses
bekki & Dan
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