Trip to India

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What did the speaker do during a camel safari?
Meet local people
Learn to cook meals
Spend time in the desert
Learn how to care for animals
Why was the speaker unable to go to Goa?
It was too difficult to travel by camel.
Her train was delayed.
She was confused by the bus system.
It would have taken too long to get there.
What was the speaker surprised by in India?
The animals wandering in the streets
The wide variety of shops
The way the people lived
The different types of food
What did the speaker find amusing about her elephant safari?
That the elephant stole fruit from a stall
That the ride was very uncomfortable
That there were so many bananas to eat
That they visited so many shop owners
What is the purpose of the talk?
To describe the difficulties of traveling
To describe a recent vacation
To promote a tour company
To explain rules about animal safety

This summer I went to India, with a friend.
We stayed for, two months.
And we did a lot of travelling around.
In general it was a really good experience to meet the people, and see how they live.
And see their different cultures and the clothing and the food.
Just generally see how everyone in India lives.
We went to Agra, and saw the Taj Mahal.
We also spent a lot of time in Rajasthan.
I did a camel safari, in Jaisalmer which was really good fun.
We slept out in the desert.
I had to eat desert food, which was interesting.
We wished to go down to Goa but it was too far really.
So we didn't get that far, because it takes so long to travel on the trains, and buses which are quite an experience in themselves, really.

One thing that surprised me was the animals in the streets.
Because there's cows, and dogs, and animals just wandering in the streets and even in and out of shops, which is quite funny really.
I did an elephant safari, which is really good fun.
Although a bit uncomfortable, sat on top of an elephant.
And, it was quite amusing when the elephant took a banana from the stall.
And the, the woman on the fruit stall was very cross, and tried to persuade us to pay for it.
Bu we couldn't obviously get off our elephant to do that.
So, altogether had a really good time in India, I'd like to go back sometime.