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The world’s rarest cheese, Pule, is made from donkey milk. Many thought it impossible to make cheese out of donkey’s milk because the liquid doesn’t coagulate. However, the Serbian cheesemonger Slobodan Simić found a solution and now sells his cheese for over $500 per pound. – WTF Fun Facts

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Another memorable outing to Pune – Part 2

After yet another eventful trip to Pune; which included buying sweets and snacks at Chitale Bandhu as well as a fat lot of railfanning at Pune junction and the suburb Dapodi; it was time to head back to Mumbai – by 12128 Pune Mumbai Intercity; which (along with the one and only 12124 Deccan Queen) has the honour of being the fastest train from Pune to Mumbai – but whose punctuality has taken a…

A Sunday Excursion to Pune – Part 2

I had a short but memorable outing of Pune; during which I had lunch at Sagar Restaurant (near the station), bought Shrewsbury biscuits from Naaz Bakery in East Street, and had a brief railfanning session in Kasarwadi (This video captures it in essence 😉 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms7pwCmqF_M). The local I took from Kasarwadi (to return to Pune) came late, and was further delayed by a stop…