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Our final day in Delhi (on the tour) a few of us rise early to head out and see if we can get any tickets for the commonwealth games. After a tour hour bounce around Delhi visiting 2 of the stadiums and not having much luck getting tickets, liz and I head to Connaught place to get a well needed coffee. Bu before j mention that I have to say something about the bus journey earlier that morning. After being stranded at the dirt stadium with a ticket counter that had no power we decided to try and reach the thlerics stadium. We were told to catch the 47 or the 429 bus. After around 20 minutes wait with pete trying to nurse a hangover, the 47 rolled up. I have never seen a bus in such a bad way! We got on and must have rolled around Delhi for 45 minutes at about 5 mph! And when we eventually got there it was the wrong stadium!! Anyway so back to the day...liz and I had a rather wicked lunch before heading back to karol bagh to have a wander around the markets and freshen up before our overnighter to Varanasi. at 5.15pm the now reduced in number tour, headed for the train station. Or in other words to mayhem. The station had people sleeping on he floor left tight and centre with hundreds of people bustling back and forth. We managed to follow our new tour leader Rupen onto the correct sleeper carriage geared up for the 12 hour train ride. And then disaster happened unlucky time no. 2, whilst sat waiting or the train to depart Jena bag was stolen from the seat. With half of us oblivious to what happened, pete ran out onto the platform barefoot to see if he could see the thief. No
Chance. Jen, distraught, was being told a million different things. Stay on the train, get off, go to the police. Ah nihtmare, luckily will was still on the platform as his train didn't leave for 4 hrs, so he helped her sort it all out. But unfortunately it meant my room buddy could no longer stay on the tour :(
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