What to do at 2:00am?

RPT · Nov 5th, 2009, 18:01

Needs some advice. We are arriving in Agra at 2:00am on the train from Khajuraho. What does one do, waiting for dawn? Is there a retiring room in the train station where we can rest? Do people try to find a hotel that is open? Do you stay on the train/sleeper all the way to Delhi and then take a train back?

Thanks
Bob

PeakXV · Nov 5th, 2009, 19:38

I would definitely find a hotel & get a few zzzzzzz's - especially if I planned to be bright eyed & bushy tailed for sunrise - which happens @ approximately 7:00am in December. I'm sure budget travellers have a whole slew of tricks tucked away in their backpacks that might save them the night's hotel tariff though .......

pathankot · Nov 5th, 2009, 20:47

Generally Retiring rooms are Booked up in the evening, so there's no chance.
You can stay at Waiting Room on the Platform No.1. Its better to stay at Station if your hotel is nor pre book to avoid any misshappening.

wonderwomanusa · Nov 6th, 2009, 13:17

You can usually crash in the waiting room; as an unaccompanied female (travelling 2AC), I usually choose the Upper Class Ladies Waiting Room... where the toilets are normally pretty clean and sometimes the ayah will help me get settled.

Note that there are no beds there, so you have to sleep on a cold floor and use your own shawls or blanket.

RPT · Nov 6th, 2009, 20:28

Thank you all for your help.
I think that I will up-grade our tickets from sleeper class to
2AC so that we can avail ourselves of the upper class waiting room and just while away the hours until sunrise.

We have a nice place to stay for the next two nights so in the long run things will balance out nicely.

Bob

cityMONK · Nov 6th, 2009, 21:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by RPT

Needs some advice. We are arriving in Agra at 2:00am on the train from Khajuraho. What does one do, waiting for dawn?
Thanks
Bob

Dear Bob,
Arriving freshly from Khajuraho along with wife and time is around 2:00 in Night. Do any one needs suggestions what you and your partner can do toghather.

Booking a room either at station or in hotel nearby is advised rest depends on your and partners mood.

Aupmanyav · Nov 6th, 2009, 21:17

Will paying a tip for retiring room help? Bob may go on a recce within 100 yards of the station. If he finds something suitable, he can come back for wife and luggage.

Nov 5th, 2009, 18:01	#1
RPT RPT Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7	What to do at 2:00am? Needs some advice. We are arriving in Agra at 2:00am on the train from Khajuraho. What does one do, waiting for dawn? Is there a retiring room in the train station where we can rest? Do people try to find a hotel that is open? Do you stay on the train/sleeper all the way to Delhi and then take a train back? Thanks Bob

Nov 5th, 2009, 19:38	#2
PeakXV Naan.tering Nabob Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Abode of Glooscap Posts: 5,881	I would definitely find a hotel & get a few zzzzzzz's - especially if I planned to be bright eyed & bushy tailed for sunrise - which happens @ approximately 7:00am in December. I'm sure budget travellers have a whole slew of tricks tucked away in their backpacks that might save them the night's hotel tariff though ....... __________________ What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes Don't go to India ~ Pre-trip Warnings & Misconceptions?

Nov 5th, 2009, 20:47	#3
pathankot Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 110	Generally Retiring rooms are Booked up in the evening, so there's no chance. You can stay at Waiting Room on the Platform No.1. Its better to stay at Station if your hotel is nor pre book to avoid any misshappening. __________________ Sands of Time..........

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wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 4,268	You can usually crash in the waiting room; as an unaccompanied female (travelling 2AC), I usually choose the Upper Class Ladies Waiting Room... where the toilets are normally pretty clean and sometimes the ayah will help me get settled. Note that there are no beds there, so you have to sleep on a cold floor and use your own shawls or blanket. __________________ The map is not the territory. --Alfred Korzybski

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Nov 6th, 2009, 20:28	#5
RPT RPT Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7	Thank you all for your help. I think that I will up-grade our tickets from sleeper class to 2AC so that we can avail ourselves of the upper class waiting room and just while away the hours until sunrise. We have a nice place to stay for the next two nights so in the long run things will balance out nicely. Bob

Nov 6th, 2009, 21:17	#7
Aupmanyav Search, be your own guru Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 606	Will paying a tip for retiring room help? Bob may go on a recce within 100 yards of the station. If he finds something suitable, he can come back for wife and luggage.

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