Now in Rajasthan

For days now I have either been unable to access the internet or it has been so slow it is unworkable... so in that time we have spent time in 2 towns in Madhya Pradesh: Gwalior and Orchha.
Both places have beautiful forts, palaces and temples and the usual crazy street life .....we are managing to dodge rickshaw drivers persistently trying to cart us off somewhere or other, street vendors attempting to sell us all manner of goods but with our flight weight restriction for Kullu we are being very strong (well more or less).  It is the Kashmiri embroidery that is (very) hard to resist (admittedly our resolve has been challenged on that score)....and the Kashmiris are very charming and mightily persuasive!
The photos I posted last were not the ones I meant to post as the numbers on the photos differ on the camera and the computer and the internet is such that I can't check what is what.........and this takes me so long to do I am scared of losing the bloody lot.
So 2 photos I meant to post from Agra (just to prove we really were there...not that you didn't believe me,did you?)
It will not let me insert images now so I will try later.
We are now in Bundi and I have met up with old friends Yug and Manesh.
Today we went with Yug to the  Thikarda village school where he teaches painting for a special ceremony for the education goddess Sarasvati and as they teach tourism at the school (about 600 students K-12) we were the special guest tourists (it was World Tourism Day)for the assembly which included recitations, music and speeches , the goddess was parked on a chair at the front and she got special attention too of course.
We spoke about the importance of education and inclusiveness etc and it was translated for the kids.
We were overwhelmed by their kindness to us and received gifts and garlands of jasmine and marigolds and afternoon tea prepared by the children .
(photos to follow)
Tonight we are going to dinner with Manesh and his wife and little girl.
We feel very lucky to be here.
Kath xo
PS Quite a few monkeys today!