HOME AGAIN

This is what we went to see.  And this is the photo we took!

This is the last post in this blog as the journey has ended!  If you aren't familiar with blogs, this is the end.  The start is at the bottom of the list. There is navigation to the right of you. You will have to click on Jan at bottom right (or  'More' on a mobile device)  to get to the earlier posts.   Hope you enjoy it as much as we did!  

Checked in at the smart new airport terminal in Mumbai. (Still called Bombay in many places, including the 3 letter airport code: BOM).  Feels like we are entering a luxury world, miles apart from the last five weeks.

Been home 24 hours now and jet lag beginning to fall away.  Time to plan the next one.  

Would we go back? Yes of course but maybe a bit differently. Base ourselves in the corner of Goa we found, use that as a base, then do trips from there. Goa has an airport so you can fly across to the other side easily. We still have places around Chennai (Madras) and Madurai that we want to see. And Moira needs to go back to the rip off tailor who pinched half her fabric while making her top.

Best bits?  

• Hampi. 
• The Ooty steam railway.
• The colours of Rajasthan. 
• The Taj Mahal. (There is nothing like it).
• Kingfisher Beer. 
• The Hindu religion that allows monkeys and cows to take priority over traffic. ('Because they were here first!) 

Worst bits? 

• Being ill. We had the flu at the beginning.  Then a bug at the end.
• Understanding tipping. (Got better at handling it eventually).
• Varanasi (Benares)  Perhaps we just didn't get it.