{"id":805,"date":"2017-02-11T15:21:13","date_gmt":"2017-02-11T15:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/?p=805"},"modified":"2017-02-12T14:24:15","modified_gmt":"2017-02-12T14:24:15","slug":"saturday-february-11-2017-train-to-jhansi-and-overland-to-khajuraho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/?p=805","title":{"rendered":"Saturday, February 11, 2017 ~ Train to Jhansi and Overland to Khajuraho"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We left our hotel at 7:00 A.M. to catch a train.  Outside the train station we passed a lot of beggars who had lost arms and legs.  We saw a man with grotesque feet caused by elephantitis.  Even though the government will supply money to these handicapped people, they continue to beg for money from the tourists.  I found it very difficult seeing these street people and imagining the pain they must be going through.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dsc_0131-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dsc_0131-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4288\" height=\"2848\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-807\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dsc_0131-1.jpg 4288w, http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dsc_0131-1-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dsc_0131-1-768x510.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dsc_0131-1-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4288px) 100vw, 4288px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe train arrived on time, and we quickly boarded it with our carry-on luggage.  Porters put our large bags on the train in a separate car.  I enjoyed watching the scenery from my window seat.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dsc_0157.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dsc_0157.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4288\" height=\"2848\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-808\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dsc_0157.jpg 4288w, http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dsc_0157-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dsc_0157-768x510.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dsc_0157-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4288px) 100vw, 4288px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWe disembarked the train 2 1\/2 hours later at Jhansi. &nbsp;We ate lunch at a hotel dining room which was fairly close to the train station. &nbsp;Then we began our 5-hour bus ride to Khajuraho.  Hugo, one of our fellow travelers, had arranged for me to give him a ventriloquism lesson on the bus today, so I taught him the basic sound substitutions.  Now he has to practice using his new skill.<\/p>\n<p>Our lunch stop was at the beginning of the drive at a hotel. &nbsp;I really like riding the bus through the countryside and seeing the scenery and local people. &nbsp;As we went along, we stopped a few times as Ranvir pointed out unusual things to us.  Some of the houses had cow patty roofs.  There were some gypsies camped beside the road.  A couple of us got off the bus to walk into a field where a family was making clay bricks. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dsc_0197.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dsc_0197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4288\" height=\"2848\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-810\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dsc_0197.jpg 4288w, http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dsc_0197-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dsc_0197-768x510.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dsc_0197-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4288px) 100vw, 4288px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWe finally reached our destination and checked into the hotel.  We ate a buffet dinner at the hotel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We left our hotel at 7:00 A.M. to catch a train. Outside the train station we passed a lot of beggars who had lost arms and legs. We saw a man with grotesque feet caused by elephantitis. 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