AC3

Varanasi

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October 4th 2011
We caught the overnight sleeper train to Varanasi. We booked into the AC3 class which means there 6 lots of beds in one cabin with a curtain for privacy with two beds in the corridor, and most importantly it is air conditioned. There was AC1 which is double the price but they have lockable cabins with 2 or 4 beds within cabins. AC2 which costs an extra 1/3 but the only difference between this clas ... 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