Train to shimla
Made it safely to shimla. The trip took longer than planned, so I was almost 13 hrs on a train.
The last leg of the trip is on a narrow gauge train that takes 6.5 hrs to climb 90 km into the Himalayas, through over 100 tunnels. I made most of the trip sitting as the one westerner in a tiny little car with over 15 Indians who all knew each other. They were part of an extended family trip from Mangalore. Happily, I made friends with them about 45 minutes into the climb, and then spent a lot of time talking to different family members. They pretty much traded out with each other as my conversation with each reached the end of their English ability. (They spoke Tamil, so not even the few Hindi words I know where of use)
The most memorable member of the family was this skinny old man with huge glasses who was really interested in his new cell phone. It was a little tiny nokia which he kept proudly taking out and showing to me, playing different rings, texting other family members. I never figured out if this was his first phone or not; he clearly was very skilled in how to use it, but he was also kept pulling it out too much for someone who was unfamilar with cells.
All in all, it was a pretty nice way to spend what was otherwise a long and cramped train ride.
The last leg of the trip is on a narrow gauge train that takes 6.5 hrs to climb 90 km into the Himalayas, through over 100 tunnels. I made most of the trip sitting as the one westerner in a tiny little car with over 15 Indians who all knew each other. They were part of an extended family trip from Mangalore. Happily, I made friends with them about 45 minutes into the climb, and then spent a lot of time talking to different family members. They pretty much traded out with each other as my conversation with each reached the end of their English ability. (They spoke Tamil, so not even the few Hindi words I know where of use)
The most memorable member of the family was this skinny old man with huge glasses who was really interested in his new cell phone. It was a little tiny nokia which he kept proudly taking out and showing to me, playing different rings, texting other family members. I never figured out if this was his first phone or not; he clearly was very skilled in how to use it, but he was also kept pulling it out too much for someone who was unfamilar with cells.
All in all, it was a pretty nice way to spend what was otherwise a long and cramped train ride.
posted by Linton at 8:20 AM
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You can easily visit Shimla with the the train from Udaipur that provide you an exciting journey. After reaching on Shimla you can visit some more places that makes you exciting during your tour. Adventurous activity is also giving you a beautiful time spend. You can easily plan your tour with your family to make an exciting tour.
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