I don’t want a tour

I took a bus to Fatehpur Sikri today and will stay here for a night. It’s a very nice city somebody build who knew a lot about architecture but nothing about life. For example, when you build a city in the desert, check for water first. The whole city was used for just 14 years then abandoned. So it’s in pretty good shape. But dusty. Ok, it?s the desert. 😉

The annoyance level here is at the highest. Everybody tries to be my tour guide. Not by asking. They just start the tour. You have to tell them firmly you don’t want them. If you just walk away they follow you. After 6th guy I gave up. The last want toured me a bit around then tried to sell handmade family souvenirs (made in China). I gave him a bit of money. He wanted Euro coins. I said no. Then he wanted a pen. I said no. Five meters away I had a new tour guide. Luckily I was finished sightseeing.

At night I went to the only place in the town having Internet (a hotel). The owner told me 3 hours waiting time. So I had dinner at his restaurant. That actually made him happy and he offered me some whiskey (do I ever have to buy it myself? 😉 ). After one glass he was already drunk and started complaining about the Lonely Planet: that every backpackers goes to the other hotel (the one I’m staying – close to the bus station) and almost nobody to his place, because it got better ratings (despite having crappy food and run down rooms – which is true actually). Anyway it was tremendously funny and the waiting time for the Internet got down to half an hour drinking.

I’m sitting at his private PC right now. 😉