Monthly Archives: January 2009

I arrived in my 4th and final state for this trip. Chennai will be the biggest city I’ll be spending a lot of time in. The first thing I noticed here was public urination by men all over the place. … Continue reading →

Today I waited around for my next train. This time, I bought a ticket for 3AC class. This means there are 3 tiers of berths and air conditioning. Much better than Sleeper class! All the windows were sealed so it … Continue reading →

I visited the State Library here in the city. Held in an old, dusty building, it looked like half English books and half Indian languages. Most of the books were so old and worn it was hard to see their … Continue reading →

This is the third state I have visited inside India. And another new language and written script: Telugu. However, in this city I’ve noticed almost every sign is written in English, even on the buses. Very helpful! I was thinking … Continue reading →

I woke up at 3:30AM so I could catch my 4:05AM train. When I got to the station, I noticed a lot of people sleeping inside. My ticket was for Sleeper Class. This is the lowest class ticket with berths. … Continue reading →

Today it was roughly a 100km trip to the Ajanta Caves. The bus almost made it there until an accident blocked the road. I waited in the bus, but some other people went out for a look. They came back, … Continue reading →

Thanks to my Internet connection, I was able to make a lot of travel plans. First, I checked the status of my wait-listed train ticket. I got on the list at number five. Now only 20 hours before departure, I … Continue reading →

Today I got to see the number one place I wanted to visit in India: Ellora Caves. An interesting hillside of 34 artificial Jain, Hindu, and Buddhist caves. Some had two stories, some had three. Some were huge with maybe … Continue reading →

After a long walk to the bus station, it was another 5 hour bus ride to Aurangabad. The road and bus were not in good shape. I had a book, but the shaking was so violent, I couldn’t really read. … Continue reading →

I took an auto rickshaw to the bus station. The driver asked for 100 rupees and I asked for the meter. I refused to go unless he started the meter and we did go. Final price: 50 rupees. Gives you … Continue reading →