(sorry, power outage kept it short; now at my next stop, there is no USB port and the Internet is slow) Surprisingly the 6-hour day train from Jodhpur to Bikaner was on time (within 3 minutes, which is as “on time” as can be). Through scrubby desert from one desert town to another. Hot and … Continue reading Bikaner overnight camel safari and nearby rat temple
Map of my India trip note that some town names in my “flags” will have slightly different spelling (due to new and old names), but if it sounds close, it’s the same Here is the list of places I visited (with state name for the first time entering a state): Chennai, Tamil Nadu Mamallapuram Pondy … Continue reading Map of India and my stops
Surprisingly, my night train from Bikaner to Delhi was virtually on time (only 20 min late), and, after an auto-rickshaw transfer between railway stations, my fast train to Chandigarh was exactly on time! I’m staying with a friend’s parents here in a leafy suburb of this modern, grid-like, clean, green city. Will do sight-seeing mainly tomorrow … Continue reading Arrived in Chandigarh
Visited the fort which sits on a 130m/400ft rock outcropping above the blue-painted city. The entrance fee (Rs250/$6.25) includes a great electronic audio guide which has just the right amount of info! Very interesting, and well worth the visit! Not much else to see here; the marketplace is so-so. There is a living maharaja’s palace visible … Continue reading Jodhpur – a great fort, not much else
From Aurangabad on Tue I take a 2 hour bus to see the Ajanta caves, then a 2 hour bus further to a train station for a 24-hour train to Varanasi, arriving Wed Mar 5 at 19:15 and stay one night Then a night train to Agra, arriving Fri Mar 7 at 6:10 Then a night train … Continue reading Upcoming hectic travel schedule