Not sure we have travelled 3 AC on the Indian Rail system before. It is slightly more crowded and in your face than 2 AC which we usually opt for. On the starboard side of the coach there are two single berths and on the port side there are two benches seating six people, three facing three. The seats fold up creating three berths on each side. You get a sheet a ratty flannel blanket and a clean pillow. No curtains so no opportunity to snuggle with your partner even if both of you could fit on the berth.
To get our tickets we had to line up outside the reservations office and apply for certain tickets they allocate for foreigners or tourists. You can buy your tickets online but after three days i am still trying to penetrate and register on the irtc website.
Our journey was spicened up by three tavelling business men who were on their way to Delhi. They were a load of fun continuously cracking jokes, usually at our expense. We covered all the conversational topics, weather, no kids! Sorry, cost of things in Canada, do we like India? Do we like the food. To top it off we showed them pictures of the Yukon. They seemed most interested in the pictures of our house.
Then the snacks came out, various packets of junk food and snacks and biscuits and then some puri type of thing with potato stuffing.
Every time they pulled out some more food we strenously resisted and this was greeted with howls of laughter. I think the general consensus was that we were underfed.
Anyways thanks to gmaps and data we stumbled off the train in Bhopal at one in the morning grabbed a tuk tuk and arrived at our hotel.
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