Well, here I am. I have made it!! I'm staying in a little house with loads of character in a district about 3miles from the centre.

Very old fashioned but spotlessly clean and with hot water and a bucket shower!

This evening I went wandering around the area looking for an internet cafe...it's dark and pretty hectic but had a FABULOUS jalfrezi along the way. Well the only place I found wouldn't let me in coz I was an 'outsider'. That's great, outrageous racism on my first day! But back at house now and one of the guests has lent me his laptop whilst he goes for dinner. So might have to be quick. Only got wi fi reception under the shrine. Got a picture of this weird shrine earlier. I'll try and upload it later.

Well flight was great. Again just ate and drank loads and chatted to the girl next to me who was off trecking in nepal. Movies kept me up all night and I ddin't get a wink of sleep. The arrivals hall here is just so much more relaxed than Mumbai.(Thank god coz I was knackered!) For a start it is far more civilised here. the poverty isn't in your face and people generally ignore you.

My taxi driver got me here in one piece. Yes, they do drive like absolute NUTTERS and then I decided to get the metro into the centre. I got off at the central square and it was such a strange experience like a kinda very very very run down, Indianafied Cheltenham that had been left to rot for about 200 years.

Because today is Monday everything is closed but my god I got hassled wandering around. Yes, I look white, tired and obviously in a daze but jesus, it was full on. Anyway I ended up in a travel agency and got chatting with this guy and to cut a long story short I have taken a HUGE gamble and bought a 14 day tour around Rajastan. Maybe I will live to regret doing this but I really want to have some of the stress taken out of this trip and they will organise all my accomodation, give me a car anda driver everyday and take me off the beaten track at my desire. We will see. This also includes 2 days at the elephant festival in Jaipur and one night sleeping in the desert with a camel. ...ehh?!

Only building i visited today was the Massive Hindu temple which Gandhi prayed at. I arrived about 3pm and stayed till about 5pm. It was full of families and the park was packed.

Sorry, forgot to turn this! it's steps leading down to a fair ride!

No, it's not a nazi temple.

Tomorrow is a holiday so everyone was really chilled out. It was pretty modern and relaxed in the temple but to be honest I feel that the area I'm staying is a hot bed of Hindu fundementalism., but knowing me I might be imagining this!

Right lets try and post some photos before the guy comes back. I'm whacked too. I need some sleeeeep. Oh, by the way the metro is great. Really slick and clean but photos are banned and there is many an armed guard to enforce this law. Also security is so tight. You have to be frisked and walk through a beepy thing and have your bag checked whenever you enter a station. I think after a few days this would get pretty tiresome. The same scenario at the Temple. No photos and strong security. India is being very careful!

gonna publish...think connection is faulty. but maybe it'll work. Fingers crossed
Night. Internet cafes are thin on the ground here. Only by luck did I manage this today. God knows about tomorrow. Night