The night before leaving we met a bloke from Barnet in ther internet cafe so went for a drink with him and got a bit tipsy. John and Kate you won't believe but he went to Leeds Uni and knows Squidgy Dave and thinks he knows you 2. At least when John had Dreads. Too small a world!!!

On our last day there we went to the old city to see the Red Fort. It is bloody massive and extremely beautiful with well kept tranquil gardens.

Something that has un-nerved us a little is the amount that everyone stares at us. I mean we aren't the only westerners here, but they stare constantly. At one point in a bar 1 man stared constantly for 45 mins. We didn't want to say anything.

In the old city it is also mayhem and there are not many recommended (lonely planet) places to eat. Emily wasn't to hungry so said she wouldn't eat. I couldn't wait considering we had a 12 hour journey ahead of us so I know as bad as it is opted for Maccy D's. Yes it is bad but had to be done. Note though there is no beef burgers on the menu, only veg, chicken or fish. The chips are how they used to be in England, really salty.

So off to the train station which is hard to understand where to go and what train to get on. After a bit of advise we were told to get on a certain carriage. We thought it was gonna be ok having to share a long seat together with our backpacks, until a multitude of passengers clambered on and squashed in. I mean it made London underground at rush hour seem empty. One thing we also noticed that they were all Men!!!
It was only until all the rush hour commuters had got off and the ticket men came on that we were told we had got on the wrong carriage and women were not meant to be on there. So then directed to the correct carriage we found we had sleeper units to ourselves. Nice.

Woke up 45 minutes after the scheduled arrival time 6am panicked, and then found out the train was late and we had to get off at the next station 25 mins away, phew!!

So arrived in Jhodpur, got a tuk tuk to a recommended guest house - fully booked - tried another - fully booked - tried another - success!!! Thank god though as this is great. Costing 7.5 pounds a night between us we have lovely bedroom with ensuite in a lovely guest house with higgledy piggledy staircases and rooms. The rooftop restaurant and lounge area is fantastic. Apparently the highest rooftop in the city. The views are amazing, with most buildings in the city painted blue and a humongous fort over looking the city built into the mountain. At this very moment all I can here are prayer chantings across the city. I will hopefully be updating the blog with some photos soon.

Had my first chance to look down the toilet pan today!!! Don't worry Mum, it isn't Delhi belly, probably just the heat and tiredness. Have eaten more curry since then and feel great.

Talking of which the food has been fantastic. Has been mostly vegetarian with a little chicken, but all scruptious.

We are taking it easy today as we are knackered. We have 3 days in the city which on 2nd day celebrate Dwhali which is the biggest Hindu festival in India. The owners of the guest house have invited us to join in with them.

I have just tried to upload photos but having problems so maybe later.

Until then hope all is cold in England.

Jamie