India!

Okay...
India...
Is crazy...
To begin we were in Delhi. There, we were conned into hiring a taxi from Delhi to Udaipur, for 6 nights, including breakfast and hotels. We thought we were paying for train tickets to Udaipur, until we were being toured around Delhi and the driver said he would be with us for 6 days. It seemed pricey, but it was 7:30 am and we were in Delhi, any help we found we were bound to take it. Anyway, that day we toured Delhi, saw Gandhi's tomb, a mosque, and children banging on our windows begging for money and dancing. That night we headed for Agra for 5 hours, where the Taj Mahal is. The driver wouldn't let us sleep. The hotel was grungy. The next morning we went to see the Taj for sunrise, which turned out to be hidden by fog for the next 2 hours. Of course no one thought to mention that in the winter you cannot see it. So we wandered and saw what we could, went inside and so fourth. By the time we left it was visible but not clear. It was beautiful though! That day our driver took us to dumb shops that we didn't want to go to because he got a commission and we headed for Jaipur. He got mad because we refused to buy the expensive things (he got commission for it), so he wouldn't listen to us for our 6 hour journey. We had to pee and eat, we managed to get bananas and he brought us to a tourist trap bathroom, where again he gets commission for just bringing us. Also along the way we went to a mosque and a fort. We only saw the mosque, where people followed us around trying to tour us. A little boy wouldn't give up and in the end we just had to look at his families handicraft stand. He also asked for an American souvenir. We also met a tuk tuk driver with a little boy, who was very cute and wanted my mothers whistle, she wouldn't give it to him. Keep in mind this whole time beggars and children were following us and pulling on us. I even had a kid feel my pocket. When we got to Jaipur, it was amazing. The guesthouse we stayed in was all marble. The family was soo nice. And the room was impeccable. We stayed for 2 nights. The next day we went to Amber Fort. This fort was completely surrounded by a wall. It was built in the 1500s I think. There we tons of tunnels and such to explore. This was better than the Taj Mahal. Then of course the driver and his guide took us to another marble palace, it wasn't very cool, at least in comparison. Then to a stupid textile shop, I refused to get out of the car, but my mother did. Shes a sucker. They get commission for bringing us and it is over priced. My mom bought 2 things. Shameful. The driver also told us, not to trust anyone, not to talk to anyone, all men want sex and only sex from us, the kids will steal, the food is often poisoned, and taxi drivers rape and murder people. Yes, this is what he told us. We mentioned it to the guest house owners and they couldnt believe he was putting those ideas in our head. It made us hate India for a while. Then we realized he was our problem. Anyway, I told him I was angry because we told him we didnt want to go to the expensive government stores and he took us anyway. He got so mad and upset he dropped us off at a market and we were on our own for the rest of the day and night. We shopped in a market, met some nice local people who didnt rape, murder, poison or steal from us. Then we went to dinner at a nice place. After we had one bike carrier ask to take us home, it was far, he followed us for 20 minutes, until he realized that we really weren't going to take him. We also had a puppet man follow us and try to sell to us for a while. He waited while we were online in a shop and asked us again, and a nice little boy who didnt ask for money showed us the internet shop. The following day we left Jaipur and went to Pushkar. There a camel festival was happening and a religious bathing in the lake. It was insane!!! We met some cool people, we saw the lake but no camels. We only had 3 hours, our driver didnt even want to bring us to begin with. Also the driver at this time was still pissed off. We met some nice locals again. We had 2 guys come up ask to take our photo. It was interesting. And a man kept hitting my bum. We bought a good amount of stuff for very cheap. I know we must stop. Anyway from there we continued to Udipur, where we are now. We arrived late and the hotel was booked so we went to a different one. It was really nice. We had dinner at a Thai and Indian restaurant, which was excellent. It was fun to talk Thai again. Today, we changed hotels. The new hotel is sooo fancy and nice. We are very lucky.. We saw some boring gardens and then then told our driver to leave a day early. He hated us and we hated him. He was creepy and annoying. Then we walked around Udipur, which is the Venice of India. It's beautiful. Ill write more again later, people are waiting for the computer. Peace and love!