Goodbye India

I am back to Mumbai to get my flight to Singapore via Bangkok. Now I thought I could just hang out in the airport for 12 hours and catch up on Internet, calls home etc. but oh no am told this is just not possible unless I wish to sit outside the airport on a metal chair.....for 12 hours - I think not. End up forking out £40 for a hotel somewhere in the slums surrounding the airport. Air conditioned, hot water, and a TV....whoop luxury! Also manage to get a couple of hours kip as flight at 5am in the morning.

So this is it.....good bye India. Actually have a tear in my eye writing this as have enjoyed India immensely, a million times more than I ever thought I would. So many things have been new to me and alluring - the diversity of the country, the people, the food, spices, smells (some better than others), road mayhem, the cow's, the weather - I could go on and on and on. All I can say is that I recommend India to one and all. I will most definitely be back as I feel like I have only read the first couple of pages in what is a long and breathtaking novel.

Nameste.