Boarding our train early this morning at the Delhi rail station really was like a scene out of The Darjeeling Limited. Lucky for us, our tour operated-arranged driver negotiated a baggage-lugging price with three porters (he called them coolies, but that just seems wrong to me) and before we knew it, the three men had our suitcases atop their heads and were marching single file towards our train car.
Although we are on this train for a mere four hours, it turns out this train continues south through the states of Rajasthan and Gujarat, all the way to Mumbai--a 24 hour train ride from Delhi. Hence, the sleeper berths we are currently using as seats. Not the most comfortable way to travel, but I’m not complaining. Actually, my only complaint thus far is that the train windows are far too small and dirty to see much as we travel, but perhaps we will have better luck on our next train trip to Jaipur,
I’d like to note at this time that until moments ago, someone was blasting Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” through external speakers, and the teenage girl sitting opposite me is reading Twilight.
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