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. Along side every road, this is what I see. I walked around for an hour …
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Day 121 – Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu
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 was quiet plus it wasn’t crowded. Everyone had their spot. They give you a sheet …
Day 119-120 – Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
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 titles. It was strange when I wanted to read a book that I had to …
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Day 118 – Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
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 of taking a tour of a place called Nagarjunakonda, located on an island in the …
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Day 117 – Maharashtra to Andhra Pradesh, India
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. One interesting fact is there are no doors on the trains in India, or at …
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Day 116 – Ajanta Caves, Maharashtra, India
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, grabbed their bags and left. I was only 4km from the caves, so I decided …
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Day 115 – Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
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 got to number four. It didn’t look good, so I went to the train station …
Day 114 – Ellora Caves, Maharashtra, India
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 50 columns holding rooms up. Most carved out walls of bigger than life size deities. …
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Day 113 – Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
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. I tried listening to music too, but it was hard to hear anything with the …
Day 112 – Nasik, Maharashtra, India
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 a good idea how much drivers try to cheat you when not using a meter. …