transport
Amsterdam airport: Usually little city has huge airport. Amsterdam is this kind of city. Traveling to the terminal is a long and distant journey. But eventually the plane arrives.
After last night's farce, my first action item in Delhi is to get the hell out of Delhi. I booked a train to Kathgodom. I probably would like Delhi much better if I spent more time with it, but I have lots of chance to do that later.
Autoricksaw to old delhi station 60r, good driver
30/11/04 9:29 pm Waiting in Old Delhi station Found somewhere to sit Everyone alike, tourists, locals, beggars all spread around the floor.
30/11/04 11:04 pm Train moving, it is cozy.
Kathgodom: A taxi found me. Only 100 rupees. The driver was good. Met a couple from Bombay, spending their holidays in Nainital.
2/12/04 10:18 am Taxi from Nainital to Ramnagar. The taxi driver is sleazy. He sales me to some tour agent who is a bit over priced than the other.
6/12/04 8:04 pm Train to Bikaner Board the train at 7:10pm (around 1100 Rupees for AC2), will arrive at 1:30pm next day.
Like all other train station in India, the Haridwar and Bikaner station is both inefficient and chaotic.
Train to Bikaner Arrived 1:30pm
Sahdu, the enlightened one, of course, won't travel on the crowded buses. They took the elephants, which could easily survive when crashing with vehicles of smaller or similar size.
Yes, besides trains, the railway station also have pigs.
Train to Bundi (2:55pm to 5:30pm)
20/12/04 2:26 pm Waiting in the train station. Others look interestingly at what I wrote.
The Chitto train station is like all other train station. It is incredibly dirty, incredibility unorganized. Reserve a ticket from any train station other than the New Delhi station is a great hassle. Usually with long line ups, but the staffs are usually very nice and helpful.
20/12/04 3:01 pm The Palace on Wheel is parking in the train station. People hiding inside the train, behind the darkened windows. It is a world of separation: one side of extreme luxury and the other side of hopeless poverty.
Booking train ticket is an annoying task, and no one else seems willing to help you ease the process. Travel agents or hotel owners will sometimes book ticket for you, but they would try to avoid it if it is too tedious, in that case, motivate them with more rupees.
Price for Taxi: 1250 R for 250km or 6/km interstate tax (Delhi 500) Agra 600 Toll 300
4/1/05 6:51 pm Shatabdi Express Express Train from Jhansi to New Delhi Time: 6:05pm to 11:35pm (delayed at least one hour) Price:585R No: 2001
It is a train with lots of food. Make sure you tell the waiter you are going to Delhi, else they won't feed you that much.
Pro-war brake? Better stay away!