Day One - The Journey Begins....(Saturday 26th March 20.50 from Heathrow)

An eventful start at the airport….Hen was going through security but asked ‘Is this your bag’? And so the search began. Let’s face it, she’s a young woman with MANY things in said bag. Each item meticulously examined, re-scanned, wiped, re-scanned.  More staff summoned to help examine.  Paperwork to fill in. ‘I need to ask you some personal question’ said Man in Uniform (feeling very important & looking like the cat that got the cream).  ‘Do you use any substances, like contact lens solution?  You see, your bag is showing substances that could be used to make explosive devices’.  More staff arriving.  More paperwork to complete. Phone calls to be made.  ‘I’m afraid you’ll have to go through the Body Scanner’.  ‘Yeah, whooped Hen – I haven’t done that before’!!! (not quite the response he expected and realising at the same time he was being won over by the ‘Bond Charm’.  Hen emerged with a clean bill of health.  The bag was returned and on we went.  You’ll be glad to know that the bag has not exploded yet!

Delhi

Sipping a cup of Masala Chai  in the lounge at the Ashok Country Resort Hotel as we speak….smooth flight was had with wonderfully polite staff on board and yummy food.  The guide and his team are all lovely people and I look forward to getting to know them better.  The drive here was fairly uneventful being only 15mins from the airport and mostly modern motorway.  I did spot the huge statue of Shiva enroute and may have to go back to take a closer look if I have time.  

We arrived at 12ish and were informed that there was a tour of Delhi this afternoon but we girls decided that we’d had enough travelling for one day.  Besides the warm air, sun and the swimming pool looked far too tempting to miss.  So a lazy snoozy afternoon has been had with the first swim of the holiday.  Starving now so off to have a quick shower before supper.  Off to Agra tomorrow :)…..early :(