Day 6 - Orchha, India
We're really loving India. We've travelled quite widely but this country stands out on its own. The people, places and sensory overload is fantastic. Up reasonably early to catch the train to Jhansi. It's quite a thing to experience the Indian railway system at work. There a many, many people on the station and some of them put the pressure on to purchase their wares. Some will jump aboard between stations in the anticipation of a quick sale. It is very hot and humid already but we are some of the lucky ones that will be spoilt with an air conditioned carriage.
5 hours later we arrive to the noise and smell of Jhansi. We prepared for the 30 minute drive to Orchha but this was extended somewhat due to our tuk tuk being on its last legs. It wouldn't move past first gear so even push bikes were passing us. We finally arrived at our hotel where we dropped off our bags and walked the small town. We visited three Mahals dating the mid 16th century.
We played street cricket with the locals whilst K and Til had henna applied.
After this, we enjoyed a Puja ceremony (Hindu prayer ceremony). Just up the road, children are put to bed on the footpath sleep and adults sleep on top of cars or in basic makeshift shelters and some with nothing at all. It's so hard to return to a lovely air conditioned room with a full belly and a showered body after seeing this. We are certainly incredibly lucky and should never forget that.
Very limited internet so can't posts hardly any pics.
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