First Day. Mumbai + Train to Mount Abu

After getting up we had chai tea (Which is redundant, as "chai" means tea in hindi) and a great breakfast of omelets with onions, peppers, cilantro, and other things, we also had apples, pears, bananas, toast, cereal, and fresh squeezed orange juice. The servants made all of the food and cleaned up after us as we moved through the house. It is quite an interesting experience to have some one cleaning up after you every where you go as I am used to cleaning up after my self, especially when staying with hosts. But I am sure I could get over that.

We showered and packed our bags. Then we left for the train station, we stopped and had lunch at "Bombay Blue" we cottage cheese cubes in a gravy with peppers, "America" corn and cheese balls (not American), Bryan and I split two sandwiches and one had chicken salad, ham, fried egg, lettuce, tomato, and cheese. The other had potato masala, lettuce, tomato and cheese. Then it was about an hour and a half trip to the train station.

The train ride to mount Abu is about 14 hours. We were in the nicer sleeper cars with A/C. There was a nice older Indian couple who sat with us. The people and the view on the train was very interesting. We spent the time talking, play cards and other games, reading, eating dinner and sleeping. At one of the cities we stopped in Trish has family who sent someone onto the train to give us some snacks and fruit. Her family has been very generous.

Slumber party in the top bunks.

Below, our dinner on the train. Curry, rice, patatha, channashaak. It cost us about 40 Rs or $0.80.

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