Obviously everyone wants to hear about the glorious arrival of Rockstar, the fifth point of our star, the moment four became five, the coming together of the team. Unfortunately, however, RickinIt were slightly less excited for her arrival than the fans back home and ended up missing her arrival to enjoy a long liquid lunch with a view of the Taj (#beerwithaview). Thankfully Rockstar is a great gal and soon the completed team had set off to the markets in the desperate hope of finally finding Gee some travelling trousers. As the search entered it's fourth day and with #findthetrousers trending globally the team were praying today was finally the day. Alas, it wasn't to be as our rickshaw driver took us to a bazaar mainly consisting of large electrical goods and blankets so the search continued. Our driving skills were put further to the test as our licence-less lass HKC got her chance behind the handlebars on the way to the bazaar. She is still a little confused over how they work as her instructor stalled twice when demonstrating but at this stage every little helps!
In brighter news, Alice tried on some saris and looked absolutely fabulous as you can see. It should be noted that Alice didn't dress so classily for the rest of the night and was rocking a sizzling grey on grey track suit combination that would have made many a Sunday League football manager proud. After a surprisingly nice location for dinner which included four waiters in full livery serving us for the grand total of £4 a person we settled in for the start of our route planning. This invited many a bemused look from fellow travellers and strong interrogations into why we would choose to invite such perils onto ourselves. We also confirmed that it is quite far from Jaisalmer to Kochi and that we actually know very little about how rickshaws work. More positively, the lush hostel we are staying at called Zostel potentially agreed to promote us in further confirmation that we are becoming the hot new Rickshaw team on the block.
Day 7 and what a barnstormer. We can confirm after reviewing the c.400 photos we took at the Taj Mahal that it is an exceptionally beautiful building and perfectly symmetrical. Garnering plenty of attention in our matching uniforms and bandannas being led by a toothless, camera wielding 62 year old, RickinIt proved prime targets for local tourists and once again had our celebrity smiles on. PB is sure to be updating his Facebook cover photo soon, to him and his hareem of (lovely) women. Unfortunately for our more party orientated followers RickinIt thought the Taj was a disappointment for its club potential - (for our Oxford readers) sort of a Tuesday night Camera situation of doing a couple of sweaty laps round the outside and wondering why on earth they don't use the middle. Further disappointment ensued for Gee on finding out that no one actually lived in the Taj (unless you count dead people...). Next, following a lengthy session procuring Indians finest gems and stones from a lovely local jeweller, potentially the biggest news of the day ensued in that #findthetrousers finally stopped trending as Gee purchased a lovely pair of Alibaba trousers with elephants. Gee thanks the fans for their patience and support during this difficult time for her. One trip to the mini Taj Mahal, a stunning sunset over the actual Taj and a night train to Jodphur followed - only a few more sleeps until we start driving!
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