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Days 4-5 - Jaisalmer

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March 3rd 2009
Managed to get a couple of hours kip on the overnight train which finally got in around 13:00. I was spoilt on my first train, apparently all the extras are only available on the Shatabdi express. The sleeper carriages are all open plan an mine held 3 beds on each side. A couple I met from Singapore were not as lucky as I because in their bit they fhad a baby who was screaming and vomiting all ... 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