To visit the Bombay Presidency Golf Course, I decided to
travel by the infamous Indian Railways. This really did not seem like a bad
idea, given the turmoil in Kingfisher Airlines, I might just have end up in
Bangalore Airport, not going anywhere!
It was a very pleasant journey. For a change the bedding was
clean and the blankets not insect ridden. However the toilets remain offensive
and bring you back down to earth with a very smelly thud. But all in all it
was a very comfortable journey. There are sellers forcing you to buy virtually
anything, from books to ice cream and everything in between. This is so typical
of train travel in India.
For little over USD 23 I’d say that this is not a bad deal. I do believe the railways have improved (or it could just be this one
train). I was extremely skeptical at first, but I have warmed up to the
experience. The fellow passengers are friendly and love to chat. I am actually looking forward to my return journey…
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