I've read about The Palace on Wheels and talked with someone who signed up for it. It is quite elegant and lives up to the adverts, per my source. She enjoyed it tremendously. We didn't do it as we had another itinerary so rode the everyday train - which is NOT anything like The Palace on Wheels. But we did meet some interesting fellow passengers. A slice of the real India, it was!

Cheers! Jo, in sunny Sunnyvale, at least for today!