Day 12 - Joanna

We got up at 7 on Monday in order to catch the 8:30 train back to Delhi. It was a freezing morning in Jagadhri so we had hot chai on the platform while we were waiting for the train. It was half an hour late due to the thick fog, and the actual journey was much slower than it should have been because of bad visibility. We arrived in Delhi at around 2 o'clock and walked back to Hotel City Star, our "safe haven". We were quickly reminded why we preferred the quieter cities and towns to the bustling, blaring streets of Delhi. There was no food on the train so we headed to Connaught Place in search of some decent lunch. By the time we found a cafe that served kind of average food it was almost 4 o'clock. We considered finishing up our Christmas shopping but all agreed that we weren't up for it so we headed back to the hotel to chill for a few hours. At 7 we went and caught the metro to the airport because we were meeting our family friends the Bayldons. We got some dinner at the airport while we waited outside as they queued for visas. Unfortunately it took several hours, so us kids passed the time by singing Christmas carols while everyone within earshot stared at us like we had gone crazy. We also prepared a welcome rap/Christmas carol for the Bayldons and performed it when they eventually arrived. We attempted to all catch the metro back together but failed miserably when the doors shut with half of us in the train and half out, the result being that our families were split in half. We dropped the Bayldons off at their hotel, which was remarkably close to the train station and then walked back to our hotel, making the most of the nice showers before dropping into bed at midnight.