In Bhopal, we boarded the train onto the first AC class, the highest class available for travel on the Indian Railways. What a step up from sleeper class! Jeff and I had our own berth that had a locking door. They also had clean sheets, pillows, and blankets for us to use. We had a good night sleep on the train and arrived into Satna around 0730. We then took a tuck-tuck to the bus station where we boarded a bus for Khajuraho. We got on the bus about an hour before it left the station, so we did have seats. The bus bumped along for almost four hours to go 110 km. We arrived into Khajuraho and found a nice, clean, neat hotel to call home for two nights.
The first night we were there was a dance festival going on. We purchased a couple of tickets and enjoyed some traditional dance. The next day, we wandered around the world heritage site temples that Khajuraho is famous for. The temples have some beautiful sandstone carvings. Some carvings were war scenes, some to the Hindu gods, and some were more erotic kama sutra positions that could make anyone blush! Overall, the temples were amazing and we enjoyed our afternoon.
The next morning was a very early morning. The first bus leaving Khajuraho back to Satna where the train station was didn’t leave until 8 am. We had a train that left to Varanasi at 1145, so we had to figure out a different way to get to Satna. We had talked to a couple of locals and we were told to take a tuck-tuck 4 km to the next town, where the buses were much more frequent. So at 0630, the tuck-tuck dropped us off on the street corner and the driver told a bus would be by in a few minutes. As with any other place in India, a couple of foreigners standing on the street corner especially that early in the morning, we drew a little bit of attention. One guy came over and started asking where we were going. We told him and he arranged for us to catch a ride in a Jeep that was heading that way anyway for about the same price as the bus. We had a much quicker and more pleasant ride than the bus. We arrived at the train station with plenty of time before our train left for Varanasi.
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| Jeff taking notes for later |
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| There's no way that's happening! |
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| Outside of the temples |
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| Main temple complex in the background |
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| A lady parting her hair in the mirror |
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