The second day of our tour we took a train to Ranthambore National Park. The park covers 1334 square kilometers and has about 35-40 tigers. Until 1970 when it became protected, the park was the hunting grounds for the maharajas (high kings). The ride from Delhi was 5 hours in an air-conditioned 2-tier (AC2) class train car. It was very comfortable with curtains and bedding for overnight trips. There were vendors selling Chai tea, water, pop, or snacks walking up and down the aisles. Each car had a couple toilets with one being ‘western style’ where you can sit down and the others being ‘Indian style’ squat toilets. The toilets all emptied into a pipe that curved a bit and put the waste directly on the train tracks! The toilets all had a large cup and
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