Unfortunately our group of friends is now splitting up a little and people are going home or to other parts of the world to continue their travels. Alison is now back in England, Stu has gone off to Thailand and many of the people I met when I was travelling around the north have now gone their separate ways. I can’t believe I only have 3 weeks left until I go home- there is still lots of things to get done though.
Since Mysore I have been up to the north on 2 pre-arranged Gap guru trips. One was called Himachal and the Golden temple and the other was the Riches of the Desert. The first trip was absolutely amazing!!!! There was 10 gappers plus the Chennai Gap guru coordinator who was an absolute legend. We went to many places, Pathankot, Palampur, Pragpur, Dharamsala, Mcleodganj, Amritsar e.t.c. We saw many places of interest and the golden temple was absolutely amazing. There were quite a few good shops as well so we all spent quite a lot of money on shopping!! We had very good food and there was lots of laughing. Unfortunately 2 of the boys got rather bad
Delhi belly but managed to continue with the trip as long as we were within close distance to a bathroom!!! It was really nice to meet other gappers from
Delhi and we all got on really well. There was no aspect of the trip I would have liked to be different. The hotels we stayed in were absolutely amazing, mostly 4* plus! We were all in shock when we got to the first hotel. It was nice to have nice proper showers and no bucket baths at the hotels, and we had proper duvets as it got quite cold at night as we were by the Himalayas. The whole trip was amazing and so many funny memories- Irish snap!!! And of course the fabulous drivers we had!
The second week was equally as good, however there were a lot more people so it was less personal. However everyone got on really well and it was nice to have a big group. The only person we were missing was Mandira- the
Chennai coordinator! We saw so many amazing things including the Taj Mahal which I still can’t believe I have been too!!! It was amazing and something I could see over and over again and still find it as amazing as the first time. We saw many forts and temples and had many more nice hotels. One of the highlights for me was the camel rides and also Holi festival- something in India not to miss out on! Holi was crazy and got absolutely covered in multi-colored paint and even one week later my hair still has hints of pink and green in it and my stomach still resembles a pinky colour. I look a little like a typical sun burnt Brit at the moment. The 2 weeks were both amazing and so many memories I will never forget.
My evenings in
Bangalore have still been very eventful! After school we try and do something a little cultural, we have visited Isckon temple (where we got the giggles) and a few other places like parks. We have been to the cinema twice now, firstly to see Taare Zameen Par and secondly to see Race. I understood the first film really well but the second film, as it was in Hindi; I struggled with but enjoyed the music and the dancing. We also tend to go out clubbing on Wednesday nights in Bangalore. We have made friends with some Indians who text us and tell us when and where the next big party is and we can normally get in for free. We have been to 2 parties with free bars which have been the best and the other nights have been awesome too. If we don’t go out clubbing we sometimes just all meet up in town for a drink or sometimes just down the road at the ‘family’ bar as girls aren’t allowed to the street bars as it is too dangerous.
Now I only have 2.5 weeks remaining in India and I am very sad about this. However I do still have many things planned, tonight I am off to Kerela for 5 days with the guy I work with which should be fun, next week I am back to school for 4 days and then its goodbye to the kids which is going to be really sad. Then its off to Goa for some rest and relaxation before its time to return home and tell everyone all about what I have been up to and show u all my photos- the 1000’s that I have!!!
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