After another gruelling train ride , this time we had some variation as we travelled during the day for 10 hours. Not alot of pleasant scenery but some good company of two young Swedish boys in there 20’s doing the “Rough guide to India”.
Mark and I were very apprehensive about the accommodation we had booked given what we had experienced to date in India and the reviews we had read on Trip Advisor! On arrival there was the usual running the gauntlet with the touts, beggars and locals to find an auto rickshaw and beat down the price ( no pre paid rickshaw taxi booths here where you advise the counter staff of your destination and they tell you the fare and supply you with a voucher to give the driver- wonderful system to reduce the stress, bullshit and avoid encounters with rip off drivers! ) .
When he pulled up outside the Howard Park Plaza Hotel it resembled a ‘real hotel’..yahoo, may have struck it lucky, probably a self- rated a 4 Star by Indian standards. We weren’t disappointed when we walked into the lobby/ reception in our disgustingly dirty clothes, soiled shoes , dusty faces and Mac Packs! A the bed with clean white sheets, a soft pillow and a mattress (OMG!) , AC, swimming pool, gym, and there's more ....buffet breakfast included !
We relaxed into a few days of pure luxury! I didn’t want to leave and go outside but we did, after all we had come to see the Taj!
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