Our 1st class cabin

The special 'toy train' took us up the mountain to Matheran. It was small ... holding less than 50 people. We paid extra whopping $4 to get a 'first' class car, which didn't seem to be much different than the 2nd class car, maybe a little roomier ;)

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Matheran Hill Station

January 2nd 2008
We traveled to a little hill station about 100 km east of Mumbai. This little hill town doesn't allow any type of motorized transport, a great respite from the traffic of Mumbai! It was also neat because we took a little "toy train" up through amazing scenery to get to the town (altitude 800m.) ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more

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