I wanted to end 2009 with a difference.I wanted to not be at work and be slouching at my desk .My friends were all busy with their vacation plans,so i decided to take vacation with family.So i booked the tickets for train ,as flight tickets were too pricey for Jaipur and we had to get back from there to Kota again by 6 hours journey.We decided train was our best option.I always have aspirations that there are interesting people travelling along with me so that time passes on these journeys.But alas as we entered i saw that there were two elderly well dressed gentlemen(interesting has nothing to do with age,they were too grim faced to my liking) who had already occupied both the window seats and rest of the seat was occupied by our collective beddings courtesy Indian railways.After much pulling and pushing we adjusted our luggage.I found that looks can be deceiving ,the old gentlemen had great sense of humor.We stopped the guy from pantry asked him ,can we get masala tea?He said sometime back they served that in train but people always asked for complaint register that something was always not right.Now they serve plain tea made of water and people buy happily..He did it in bihari accent,we roared with laughter!We went to Kota,then Udaipur,Jodhpur,Jaipur and Mount Abu.I must say Rajasthan has a very rich cultural background!The food is awesome there...We missed out on Bikaner and Jaisalmer ,plan to cover that some other time.But everyone must plan to tour Rajasthan once, mind-blowing experience!
PS:Dont forget photo id proof,most hotels ask for these,else booking hotel is tough!
