It was my room in the Renuka Hotel in Jaisalmer. The room cost me about $4 a night. Not a lot of money, but not the kind of room you want to write home about. I would have opted for a much better room, but the place was full of Lonely Planet backpacker types, who were wonderful company, and had gotten the better rooms before I got there. I can’t really say that I like standing in line to use the squat toilet down the hall, but I can say that all the great people who stayed at the Renuka made it significantly more tolerable.
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On The Train To Jaisalmer
I’m on the train to Jaisalmer. The compartment is a first class compartment. Second class compartments aren’t nearly as nice and aren’t really compartment at all. Does someone need a first class compartment? No. First class compartments are only for people who need privacy. I had this compartment to myself. The door actually locked. Only first class compartments have doors. They even have a button to call the porter. I know, I pushed it accidentally. First calls compartments are cleaner than second class compartments. They have more space, more lights, a closet, more electrical outlets, better seats, cleaner windows, etc. Second class is just fine, though. There’s no privacy, it’s cramped, lots of children, smelly, etc. I like second class. It’s sorta’ homey in a slightly degraded socio-economic sense.