After finishing on our community projects we had a final few days at Sangam to take part in a more relaxed programme. Monday saw us getting our Saris back and a campfire in the evening.Tuesday we had time to reflect our experiences on Project and in India. We also had a session of laughter yoga, which was very interesting but not something we can see catching on in Cheshire! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Tuesday afternoon was dedicated to Indian activities including learning how to correctly tie a Sari - much more difficult than it looks!, making rangoli place settings, having professional mehendi done and Indian games. For our last evening meal we had a traditional Maharashtran dinner, which involved no cutlery and sitting on the floor in our saris.Tuesday evening saw everybody attempt to learn Bollywood dancing followed by a lovely closing ceremony, as some groups were leaving early in the morning.
On Wednesday, several members of the group got up at 4.45am to wave their new friends off and wish them a safe flight home. The morning was spent taking part in the Pune Challenge set by Sangam and doing a bit of shopping. In the afternoon we all headed back to the airport in rickshaws to catch our flight up to Delhi.
Once in Delhi we were greeted by the tour company, who gave us all a rose! Our hotel was beautiful and couldn't have done anymore to help us.
Our first full day of the tour kicked off with Delhi. We had the chance to explore New and Old Delhi after a lovely breakfast. Old Delhi was very fun and interesting as we were taken through the streets on man powered rickshaws. The buildings were very close together in the narrow streets and were full of spice and jewellery shops.
New Delhi was designed by the British, making it very different from the Old side of the city with its wide roads and roundabouts! We saw many important buildings and monuments here including India Gate and the Presidential buildings.
We visited the very beautiful Huymayan's Tomb, the Red Fort and many other places. In the evening we went to our first non-Indian restaurant - Pizza Hut! The staff performed a dance for us, something they do when they have large groups in, this was highly entertaining for some members of our group!
Our first full day of the tour kicked off with Delhi. We had the chance to explore New and Old Delhi after a lovely breakfast. Old Delhi was very fun and interesting as we were taken through the streets on man powered rickshaws. The buildings were very close together in the narrow streets and were full of spice and jewellery shops.
New Delhi was designed by the British, making it very different from the Old side of the city with its wide roads and roundabouts! We saw many important buildings and monuments here including India Gate and the Presidential buildings.
We visited the very beautiful Huymayan's Tomb, the Red Fort and many other places. In the evening we went to our first non-Indian restaurant - Pizza Hut! The staff performed a dance for us, something they do when they have large groups in, this was highly entertaining for some members of our group!
Friday was a day of travelling and we arrived late afternoon in Jaipur, we managed a quick swim at the hotel and went for a Indian meal out on the main street near our hotel.
We have another very busy and exciting day tomorrow and we hope to add another blog entry before we leave.
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