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On leaving the airport the first thing to hit me was the HEAT!! This plus trying to find the police licensed cab desk with the backpack was not extremely fun but we got there in the end.
Whilst in the cab Jess noticed we had taken a turn in the opposite direction of New Delhi - where our hotel was. From what I could gather the cab driver did not know where the address was and was going to check at Tourist Information. He went in and left us in the car surrounded by lots of people. We were parked on a slope which backed onto the main road filled with fast moving traffic, Jess then said the car was rolling so we both froze - musical statues style! A guy came out from Tourist Information and said due to road works we could not get to the hotel as it may be closed and to come inside to call them and book a new hotel...immediately alarm bells rang as I knew we would have been informed if the hotel was closed, I must admit I did panic at this point! We refused to get out of the car, explained that we were booked on a tour and we had to meet our tour guide at this hotel today. He finally gave the cab driver an alternative route and off we went. The journey seemed to take forever and I could not relax. The roads are crazy! At one point a balloon was blowing across and the cab driver stopped flat in the middle of a very busy road to push it away with a piece of paper. An old man driving a motorbike caused us to swerve into the pavement, I nearly went through the window!
We finally arrived at the hotel which was nice and clean and met the rest of our group who seem like a friendly bunch.
Feeling absolutely shattered now and have an early start tomorrow - up at 4am! Hope I can sleep - car horns are going off every second...I thought Cairo and New York were bad for that but they are nothing compared to this!
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Sam Ahh I'm checking all the time to read up on your amazing adventures! I thought all you would hear is beeping every second! Taj looks lovely! Can't wait to read the next one! Miss u both xxx
Sheena Kiely Hey Sweetie, am sure your having a fab time, but we need some more updates!!! ",) Love and miss ya loads. xXx