To Agra
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Sat 13 Apr 2019 22:57
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Delhi To
Agra
  This morning at ten we set off from
Delhi for Agra YAY, a long way north of Kochi (46 hours by car).
 Must digress to
Bear’s supper last night. He fancied room service and ordered a pasta
meal. It came in the tiny dent in a huge plate, by comparison his bread was more
like a reasonable sized loaf.
 Soon through the traffic and crossing
the River Yamuna.
 Very impressed at how neatly the verges are kept.
  Our first sign to
‘Agra’. Beside us at a toll booth – a naked
lorry. Apparently, the driver is delivering the engine and flat bed to
the factory for the cab and ‘pretty bits’ to be put on.
 To our left mile upon mile of wheat fields. Later, we whizzed past a cremation being
prepared at a field edge.
  Mob, our driver tends to stay in the
middle of the road. Others meander. No one seems to
mind and if anyone changes lane a simple honk. Slightly unreal when we were
doing about 60 and each side a car whizzed by 80 – sandwich style. Another sign as we firmly remain in the
middle.
 Half way we stop for a toilet break,
surprised to see Costa Coffee.
 A bit more surprising was a train engine in the middle of the road.
 A bit of a
meander before settling to a lane.
  Our first tourist
sign and we are getting closer.
 Entering
Agra.
 The usual mix of
vehicles and later, cows and water buffalo bimbling along.
  Sadly, we are stopped at the gate to
our digs as a sniffer dog has to check the boot, the engine is looked at and
then at the door our luggage is x-rayed and we have to go through a body scanner
and pat down. Sad that this level of security is necessary – anywhere. We are
welcomed with “Namaste”, presented with a lei and
a juice while our Passports are copied.
  We take in the water feature in the foyer and decide on a swim in the pool asap.
 Beds gets himself
settled as we unpack a bit.
 We leave him resplendent in his lei.
 Down to the
pool.
 A mystical
picture by the lift.
ALL IN ALL INTERESTING
DRIVING STYLES
COMFORTABLE TOLL
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