On route to matheran

It was a beautiful (and a little scary) ride up to Matheran. Luckily, we had the comfy 1st class car, on the way to where we caught this train, we took a regular, very crowded train. On that train, I was almost hanging out the door, holding on for dear life. That wouldn't have been fun looking out over the edge of the mountain!

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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