The Taj Mahal then home...

By 12 o'clock midday on the 18th July 2011 this is where were...

We had made it! After a 5.30am get up we were met by Manu our driver and set out on our 4 hour drive to the Taj Mahal. After a bit of a sleep, numerous near crashes (mainly with cows walking in the middle of the road) and a few jokes we made it to Agra, the location of one of the seven wonders of the world. Now, three British (white) people in the middle of this place meant that we were immediately swamped with people trying to sell us the world, however we made it to the entrance unscathed and headed into the grounds. What a sight it was! We were amazed at how the atmosphere suddenly went from hectic India to calm quiet gardens.

After many photos and three soaked shirts (it was so humid) we drove for 5 hours back to Delhi... yes a 9 hour round trip but it was totally worth it. We would strongly recommend to anyone that you must visit the Taj Mahal if you visit India. It really is a jewel.

So here we are, the end... 3 weeks ago we boarded a flight from Doha and arrived at 5.30am in India. We didn't know what to expect from our travels, with little idea on how much fun we would have. Now we have reached the end we can all say that it has been a memorable experience, one which we feel proud and pleased to have taken part in. We all are very keen to keep in close contact with the people at Gnana Deepam School, and hopefully revisit one day in the future.

It is also a sad day as we all go our separate ways. Mr Coomer is heading back to the UK, with trips to Scotland and Italy also in his plans. Mr Funnell is flying straight to Thailand and Vietnam. Mr Diver is making his way to France and then Ireland, before he makes his permanent move to Luxembourg. I'm sure Mr Coomer & Mr Funnell speak for everyone when we say that we'll miss him, and we wish him all the best for the future.

We would like to say it one last time, many thanks to everyone involved in supporting our project. We will be very keen to show you ourselves how much of a difference this charity work has/will make to the lives of some incredible young people, people who deserve it. Mr Diver & Mr Funnell would like to thank Mr Coomer for putting in a considerable amount of work into this project before our travels, and we appreciate him asking us to be involved.

Thank you for following us on this blog. It has been reassuring to see the people count increase considerably over the past three weeks. Do check this site out in the near future, as more photos will be added in due course.

We hope everyone enjoys/is enjoying their summer.

Bye for now!