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 rattling of the windows next to me.
On the way, the bus passed a strange hill which had a ring around it, like a collar. I read in my book that this is the fortress of Daulatabad. It looks like something right out of the Lord of the Rings. There is a 5km wall surrounding the hill, then a shaved off portion of the hill that looks like a ring, then many levels going up the hill to the top.
Finally made it to the city of Aurangabad. I went to the recommended hotel again and it was full. This seems to be a pattern in Maharashtra, every city so far I’ve encountered many full hotels. I checked a hostel dormitory room (the only hostel I’ve seen in the country) and when I didn’t see any electrical plugs next to the 10 beds in the room, I passed.
I did find a hotel room for $8/night. I was going to go out to a cyber cafe, but decided to check for Wi-fi before heading out. I was amazed to find a signal! This hasn’t happened anywhere else in the country. It was weak, so I had to open my window, put the computer on a bucket and in a certain spot I could get it to work good enough.