We literally didn't do anything in the 3 days we had allocated to Bombay, Dallas got a bad case of jet lag and spent 2 days recovering. We did however get to know the room service attendants from our hotel pretty well...
From Mumbai we caught the overnight train up to Jodhpur. It is only 930km from Mumbai to Jodhpur, but it took just over 18 hours to get there. Thankfully we were in one of the 2nd class sleeper carriages, so at least we had beds and managed to get a few hours sleep.
We passed some quite pretty scenery along the way, but the most striking thing you notice is how much poverty there is here. Families live right next to the train tracks in makeshift housing, which is surrounded by mountains of rubbish. The kids play in puddles of filthy water, whilst dogs and cows scavenge around them... It's an extraordinary sight, and one that I don't think I'll ever get used to seeing. The poverty is just so 'in your face' it's quite startling.
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