Namaste from India

rnrnWe have arrived in India! After 13 hours travelling, we landed early this morning at Kolkata airport and were driven to the Fairlawn hotel in the Udayan bus James had sent for us. We experienced a slight glimpse of the chaos of Indian traffic and seeing a cow in the middle of the road is definitely not a sight we are used to seeing. Although we have been told the roads may be livelier tomorrow, a weekday.rnrn

rnrnThe first thing we noticed about the hotel is the striking but comforting green colour scheme, it offers a serene setting within the city. We were greeted with an English breakfast which was lovely and completely unexpected. Of course, after this, we were all in need of a nap so tried to catch a few hours of sleep before visiting a local market.rnrnIn the early afternoon, we made our way to this market in an attempt to buy some traditional Indian outfits to wear on our last evening at Udayan. However, as it was a Sunday the market was closed, so we ended up just having a trip round the block! The little outing certainly allowed us to see a bit more of India and also served as a reminder of the poverty around us.rnrn

rnrnUpon returning to the Fairlawn, James Stevens (founder of Udayan) and his wife Lallita popped in for tea and we got to hear a bit more about him and this amazing work that they do. This has definitely made us more excited to visit the children at Udayan tomorrow morning!