Aurangabad
Today we boarded the bus for a five hour bus ride to Aurangabad. We checked into our hotel and then drove 10km to a fort. We had no idea where we were going (they really don't tell us anything...the trip is pretty unorganized) and we were like, oh, a fort, that will be neat. But it was awesome. this huge fortress castle. on a hill. with moats (that used to be full of crocodiles) and spears on all the entrances to keep the elephants out, and huge stone walls for miles around with canons everywhere. there is also underground cave passages, which are pitch black, in case an unknown person got into the compound, they wouldn't be able to find their way around. to get to the castle on top of the hill we had to climb through some of these passages, and they were filled with bats. screeching. making cool noises. i was thrilled. but i don't think anyone else was. ;o) i was not thrilled by stupid boys who deliberately brushed up next to you in the dark. amy would be proud of me. i shoved them aside. the only bad part of the day.