So we're at the train station here in Delhi
(दिल्ली ਿਦੱਲੀ) and that
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means we are wrapping up the trip here.
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So yeah that is it for our time in Delhi (दिल्ली).
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That was an assault on the senses.
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Delhi (दिल्ली) is a very chaotic
but yet exciting city and there is a lot to
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do but it is the kind of place where once
you've seen a few attractions and you're ready
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Yeah, it is time to move on.
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And we are moving on.
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Where are we off to next?
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We're off to Jaisalmer (जैसलमेर)
in Rajasthan (राजस्थान ਰਾਜਸਥਾਨ).
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So this is somewhere I've been before.
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I'm so excited to be going there.
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So stay tuned for those adventures.
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We've got a lot more destinations in India
to come.
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We've got a whole lot of luggage between us.
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Our first India train ride was a long overnight
journey from Delhi to Jaisalmer.
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The station was quite busy with passengers
coming and going, so it was a little tricky
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We also somehow managed to print a booking
confirmation that didn’t show our seat numbers,
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so that added another layer of confusion once
our train pulled into the station.
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Well we are finally on a moving train.
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I would say that was very very very stressful.
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It took stress to a whole new level.
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Yeah, we kind of made a mistake.
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We booked our tickets like 3 months ago and
we forgot to update our tickets to make sure
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what our seats were.
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We just printed off these tickets saying oh
yeah we've got our confirmation and we've
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got our seat numbers.
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But we didn't get our seat numbers so we got
on the wrong train and we didn't know where
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It took us a long time to sit down and then
finally uh we eventually did sit down and
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it wasn't the right place.
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It has been a long day but the cool thing
is we're going to wake up in the morning and
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we'll still have like I don't know five or
six hours of our journey left.
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So we'll be showing you a lot more scenery
and we'll be giving you a room tour then.
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For this leg of our travels we booked seats
in AC1 which is a first class 4-berth cabin.
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No meals were included in the price of our
ticket, but thankfully there were lots of
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vendors coming by selling things like chai,
chips, and cookies, so we made the most of
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So Sam what did you get from the Chai Wallah
(चायवाला)?
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Well, the only thing that he sells is chai
so we're going to have chai (मसाला
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What do you think Dad?
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Cheers to chai (मसाला चाय).
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And it was only 10 Rupees.
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Which is like oh my gosh I don't even know
what that is.
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It is like less than 20 cents for sure.
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That is one of the deals.
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I'm having trouble doing math.
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I'm hoping for peanuts.
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Alright Sam you want to show us the spoils?
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Okay, so I'm going to show you what we got
for 300 Rupees.
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So three sandwiches.
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What kind of sandwiches?
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I think cheese and maybe tomato.
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Cheese and something else.
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So we've got these.
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So we paid less than about 3 US bucks for
that.
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So I'd say that is decent value.
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We don't know if we're getting fed or not
so this will last us until the morning.
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Sam is enjoying a mystery ingredient sandwich.
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It looks like I have no idea.
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What does it look like?
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I thought it was cheese like processed cheese.
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It has got white bread.
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I honestly have no idea I just know it is
white bread.
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The only thing that is identifiable is the
white bread.
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I'm so hungry I don't care.
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Well good morning we survived our first night
on an Indian train.
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I actually slept pretty well.
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I was really really tired after yesterday.
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It was just such a busy day.
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So yeah, now it is morning.
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It is about eight thirty.
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Um, we're already in the desert so the landscape
has changed.
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It is more like dry and arid.
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The earth is red and we've had some breakfast.
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We've had some chai and we've also ordered
some mains so that should be coming soon.
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So what is going on?
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Thank you very much.
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We are having toast.
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Four pieces of toast.
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With jam with ketchup.
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And uh vegetarian fried vegetable ball.
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We don't know what this is called.
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Okay, I have no idea if I'm doing this right
but I'm going to make a sandwich here.
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No ketchup for you Sam?
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Do you want some too?
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Yeah, I wouldn't call it amazing but I am
hungry in the morning.
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So we've had so many chai that we've built
up a tower.
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A tower of chai and we've got 4 more coming
here.
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Thank you very much.
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It is time for a skill testing question.
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How many cups of chai did we have for breakfast?
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If we can offer one tip regarding train travel
in India, it would be to book your tickets
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We booked ours several months ahead and struggled
to get seats together in some of our later
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There is a tourist quota of tickets that you
can book in person, but the larger the group,
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the harder it’ll be to get on your desired
train, so plan ahead.
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What are you doing Sam?
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Just cleaning the windows.
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So we can film a little better.
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This is what we've got from the window so
far.
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This is the first class cabin.
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And now I'm drying it off with my hand towel
that they gave us.
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Deciphering the various train classes in India
can be a little tricky since there are as
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many as 8 seat and sleeper classes.
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Just remember that AC1 and AC2 classes will
offer the most comfort, but if you’re on
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a real budget the sleeper class is the cheapest
and most adventurous way to travel.
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Well well we've almost arrived.
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We have almost arrived.
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We had a second nap after breakfast so I'm
still a little like arrggghh
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But anyways we're going to give you guys the
grand room tour.
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So for this journey we booked 1st class AC
apparently that means aircabin.
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And this is what it looks like.
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And the noise you hear from above that is
the AC.
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The fans are pretty loud.
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Basically you've got four bunks.
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You have a door and the other classes only
have a curtain for privacy.
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And the door is actually of the sliding variety.
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Anyways I slept up top, Sam slept on the other
side.
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So you're given bedding.
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You're given like what two sheets?
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A towel and a warm blanket.
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Blanket and a pillow.
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And then you can buy breakfast in the morning.
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There is people who walk by offering chai
and snacks and sandwiches.
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So yeah and we also get to enjoy the views.
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And so it is four people per cabin.
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4 people per cabin.
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So yeah we're very much out in the desert
at this point.
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Yeah, so for the next train journeys we're
also going to be doing second class and third
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class because that is all that was available
for some routes.
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But yeah, this is living it up on an Indian
train (भारतीय रेल) people.
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We have arrived let's go find transportation.
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So this is a pleasant surprise.
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We just exited the station thinking we'd have
to find transportation but the hotel actually
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sent a free shuttle.
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So it is all sorted and it is free.
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You've gotta like that.
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Well guys the journey was worth it.
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It was long, it was tiring but we finally
arrived in Jaisalmer (जैसलमेर).
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Our hotel is amazing.
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So that is going to be a separate vlog.
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We'll give you a proper hotel tour.
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But yeah, we're happy to be here.
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It has been a really long journey.
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And it is one of those things you so appreciate
being there after such a long journey.
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Anyways we need food and we need sleep.
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I can't even speak properly.
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We'll see you later.
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