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We had to change the lyrics of "Beautiful Girls" by B.O.B and Bruno Mars to pay homage to Delhi:
Poo-smelling towns, all over the world,
Covered in garbage, and their own open sewage, they got nothin' on you, Dehli. Nothin' on you. Na-na-na-nuttin' on you.
Before we left for our round the world trip, Andrea was talking to an unnamed person who had been to India. Andrea asked what India was like and the reply was, "it's an assault!" Andrea asked what that meant. The same reply came back, "it's an assault!!" Unsure as to why this person just repeated the same words, she said she still didn't follow. "It's an assault on the senses!!!" was the third reply. We assumed that this meant that the tastes, smells, sounds, touches and sights we would experience would blow our minds. We now know that a more accurate interpretation is that you wish you could press charges for these so called 'assaults' on your senses. We were victims of 22 counts of crimes against hygiene; 50+ counts of indecent (and terrifying) exposure in the form of the old squat poo in the middle of fields, sides of roads or anywhere flat; and 70+ counts of hawkers trying to sell us crap. Move over Brazil! At least there they try and hide the fact they are doing a poo in public; in India it's considered a national pastime and people doing the deed must also consider it good luck to wave at passing trains in which we happen to be traveling. If anyone out there would like to experience the real India, just pay someone 100 rupees to hold you down whilst they take a dump on you, then argue about the original price, then give them 200 just so that they will leave you alone.
Quite harsh words but with that now out of our system, onto the good stuff. 10 and a half hour flight, 6 hour train, 45 minute walk. But it was definitely worth it! The Taj Mahal was pretty awe-inspiring and more than just a tick in the box for the trip, probably a once in a lifetime experience. The photos you take there turn out just awesome but it always looks like we are superimposed in front of the Taj - let us assure you, we did actually go there and will carry back some psychological scarring from the train ride! The food in India was pretty incredible and so cheap but here's hoping our western stomachs hold up as good as our western dollars did. India as a whole: very different to anything we have come across. Once you come to terms with the dirtiness, it is quite a massive explosion of culture, spiritualism and gastroenteritis. The end of our trip is nigh with just Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia to go. Next stop Phi Phi!
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Deborah Well I have never wanted to go to India, never thought of going to India and its not the first time I have heard it described in this way, but pretty much confirms I will probably never go to India.., even if its got the Taj Mahal, seen it on tv, internet and books...that'll do me enjoy the rest of the trip..xxx