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I've had to get on internet today has been great reading all your messages. Really nice cheers. We have had the most horrendous couple of days. Today am feeling very deflated and am unsure what to do next. It's a very hard country to travel in, very tiring and takes a lot out of you. I don't known how much more I can take. Andy has had enough, he just wants to go home. It's hard to know what to do, we are just fed up with the constant beeping, annoying of rickshaw drivers and buzz, you have no time to think and chill. It is constant.
Even going to the movies is an experience I will not forget in a hurry, we had to queque an hour before the film started. Jilly very ill so went home. It's easier for females to get tickets so I joined the female queque and Andy waited at side. There were security guards with very big guns, at first we thot this was very strange but now we know why. When the ticket both opened crowds started to lunge towards the queuques people begging you to buy them tickets if they gave you money, annoying street children who kept tring to pickpocket you and the rich inians kept shouting at them. I was squashed in this querue then when people outside the queque realised they weren't going to get tickets they attacked you, I got scratched and the men with guns came in and pushed people brutally away. i did meet a nice indian woman in the queque who looked out for me. It was as if people were fighting for food in an aid situuation , not to see a movie. We did eventually see the movie, was a comedy, ok hard to understand, andy fell asleep.
Then after a day pottering around in jaiper and seeing painted elephants we caught a bus to Bundhi, this is meant to be an idillic town where there are few tourists we could do with break away from buzz so sounded nice.
This bus joiutrney was hell. ABSOLUTELY HELL! I am not putting myself throughh that again. There was no where for us to put our luggage was a local bus, very crammed people wouldn't move to let you on. To get on bus you had to push your way through the street vendors and street children, I eneded up shouting at children who kept grabbing me. i lost it! Was horrible. Once on we were cramped up for hours, this seemed an entirnety. When we arrived at destnation, getting off the bus was more difficult. Do these people not have common sense rather than let people off first everyone just piles on, each for their own. For us to get off with our backpacks without bashing and injuring people was extremely difficult. We were shouting, I could see Andy was about to lose it and we pushed our way off bus with my bag which weighs a ton. Need to get rid of stuff. Too heavy and not practical. Then we were met straight away with rickshaw drivers who wouldn't get out way to let us get off bus. Again I yelled! Getting good at this. They got the hint and left us for a few minutes.
Then to top it off, Bundhi not what we imagined. our room was not available so we got another one. It was like a prison cell. No joke. Emotionally drained, very hard to cope with. We have new room now.better. Has a grden which overlooks a lake, quite nice. Also had a fab night last night went to this indian family restaurant within their home. They were lovely so welcoming spent ages chatting to them. These are the good bits. Seemed worthwhile. I like these bits.
Andy broke his really expensive camera yesterday I think this put him over the edge. Enough! He doesn't want to be here now. We have already train tickets booked to do things and to do a camel safari which we have heard a lot of people saying is ok but not for two days. I really fancy this and am torn now what to do. In a sense I don't know if I can cope with the constant annoyance. Def not what I expected. There is only so much you can take. I also really like travelling with someone and not sure I want to do this on my own. I am tempted to leave iNdia now. i have enjoyed bits, saw some amazing sights biut don't thhink I can cope with the stress no more. The south is meant to be nicer but is a long way away and due to time restraints unsure what to do. we are spending the day today thinkibng what to do next.
Just now I really miss home but am not ready for jacking in. I have seen so much and have enjoyed bits but am tired of it now.
Miss yopu all, will let you know what I decide. keep up with the messages. Love you all xx
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