Continued.....Part 1
While I went to my birth which happen to be a middle seat. Soon as expected Ticket..Ticket.... voice broke my sleep. Two men in Black coat is asking everyone to show them the ticket. They are the Ticket colector, who use to check the genuineness of each reservation. I shown my ticket and again gone to my sleep.....The shaking bogey and chuking rail sound made sleep harder..still i get my body to stretch and relax on my reservation seat.
Chaii..Chaii ..garam chaaii mark the starting the next day on train. The most familiar sound on every train. The morning tea vendor has arrived in a familiar way. With his voice he made sure that everyone get awake from sleep.
A big Aluminium kettle on top of a coal stove. The guy is selling hot tea in paper cup. You gonna trust me, every tea seller on each train have same voice. Not sure how they manage, kind of voice from throat in a peculiar way. They are suppose to be the morning alarm. Always found shouting with their choked voice.
It was 7.30 AM we were crossing over the Ganga river bridge and nearing to Allahabad station. I went to the train door to see the gignatic river Ganga. It was awesome veiw. However i missed to take the picture. The days go on, we were far from the urban area and green fields and fresh crop make some nice view outside from the train window.
This green view pulled me to write a detailed post on my journey. There is not much rush in the train and everyone are chatting with each other . One thing I liked most that these trip is that many people interact with each other and train coach may sometime get a very nice political arena with few people try to put there insight on each of the political parties.
It was a long journey and everyone wants to have some entertainment and healthy discusion to spend their time. In the mean time i was trying to get some hot content for my steemit family. Soon I get another one. A very colorful one too.
Red Tomatoes, Yellow Lemmon, Green Chillies Chopped Onions and basket full Black Gram sprouts. A spicy afternoon snack. The vendor carrying the basket on his neck and sellong the items in newspaper pieces. An effective way to save plate cost. Either these vendor use big leafes or paper cutting to serve there snacks. Many people bought it to have s spicy and tangier taste to their mouth.
I was closing in to my destination and another 2 hrs left to reach to my station. Everyone had their lunch from train pantry boys.The train meals serves complete platter of Indian food that includes, Chapati, Rice,Pulses, Vegetable and pickles. those who were travelling more far off had their lunch. But I am more focussed on finding something interesting, and luckily i get another one just before i deboarded. The Basket full of Chucumber.
The peeled light Green Chucumber is good for health too. Many have it as salads whereas many like to have it as it is. I had it too. Properly sliced in length and little sparkle of salt and pepper is a treat to eat. My afternoon brunch.
Finally , the time came when I say good bye to my Co-paasenger. It was 4 PM and i was about to deboard. The journey which started a night before is getting to finish with some really happy memory and chit-chat. And of course some moments for Steemit.
Hope you all have enjoyed the Train ride..with many interesting photos.
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gura guri
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Whst is gura guri..? Am i missing something ??
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because you don't know bangla
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Achombo...😯 aame bujhti paari na
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Believe me, I too travelled on this journey. While reading, in my mind I was remembering the sound of chaiwalla in his shreaking voice, the chana jor garam and everything. It was a wonderful journey!
Hahah...hope you now recolect all your past memory. It has its own fun and travelling on sleeper class i enjoyed too....these local vendors never been seen on AC coaches as they have the pantry vendors....btw yoy firgot about Jhaal muri
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Oh yes mumbai’s Bhel puri takes another avatar in the form of jhal muri in Bihar! Yummy and spicy 😋
Well...jhaal muri is evening snacks of kolkatanz...
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Fascinating travel. Much different than here in the States. Looking forward to more.
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Thanks @toddrjohnson lot to explore in India ...😉 it was a good experience for me too ..travelli g in sleeper birth is bit different than travelling in AC coaches
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I love the message and the conveying of it. Nice blog
Photographs are so clear bro nice work
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Ksha bhai....chalti train me kaun photos sahi aa raha hai
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Bhai bahut clear ha specially scenery wali amd last waali
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Bhai i m not a genuine like you...waise v pic toh blurred hai...pretty difficult to take any in moving train and that too with your camer
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Bhai muje toh last pic badi sahi lagi
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Great description @steemflow. We eat a lot of cucumbers but I've never seen it served like that.
As usual, I found your post on #steemitbloggers
Thanks @reonlouw they are the sellers and chucumbers direct from farm. People love to have it during summer as it is good for tummy at least better than any spicy stuff...
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Safe travel blog on about your trip and I speak Yo you later
Thanks @brittandjosie...reached safely....and had a goo experisnce
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I Will be Reading about it
Just love train travel, always an adventure in any country @steemflow
Early mornings on trains when we traveled as children with our parents, coffee arrived with a lot of noise. Now everyone goes by plane or car, I miss that slow pace of a train and good company.
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I like the look of that snack @steemflow. Very yummy.
Also the stove for the tea is most intriguing. 😊
Wow, thank you for the opportunity to live it with you)) I also wanted to go on a trip!
Love the pictures, keepit up!
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That was a lovely train ride--thank you. It called to mind a train trip I took in Europe years ago. I sat down next to a woman from Czechoslovakia. That's about all I could make out from her speech. But somehow we managed to communicate. She opened her lunch, a rich sandwich, and offered me some. We looked out the window and watched the scenery together. Funny how sometimes you don't need language to get along.
Anyway, my favorite line in your piece was
Somehow, that made sense.
Thanks for sharing the experience of your journey in such a personal way.
Thats true @agmoore many unknown person becomes good friend over a short or long train journey. People need someone to have to talk or chit chat on long route. Glad my story made you to revisit your old memory....👍
The tea venodr always use a unique voice to sell the tea...it has own fun and enjoyment. Every train ride becomes a memorsble journey with meeting new people exploring some unique things and all......glad you loved it👍👌
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I enjoyed reading about your trip. All these little things, everyday descriptions - for me very interesting.
I learned that tea sounds about the same. :) In Russian tea - чай (chay).
We very like cucumbers also, many grow their in own gardens. But cucumbers are never sold peeled. Everyone cleans it himself. But more often eat it with a peel. And they also salt and marinate.
Thanks @eto-ka glad you like all the train travel details. Indeed train travel in India have its own fun and enjoyment . chai wala ..the tea venodr is the most common vendor found on every train and in almost evry hour. People like to have tea..earlier they usedbto have earthen pots for tea..but now they are using paper cups.
Mostlt The cucumber are not sold peeled but just to make tye matter bit fast this particular vendor peeled it. Anyway it was fresh...and sweet to eat. We also love to have it direct from farm
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