Good afternoon reader(s)!
In answer to yesterday's question - can you think of a similar city to Varanasi - the answer, given by a great couple I met over breakfast whilst comparing notes on Varanasi, was that it was similar to Jerusalem in intensity, history and religious symbolism (amongst other things).
So there you have it. All other answers gratefully received!
Today, got up early again to enjoy the sun rising over the Ganges and it continues to hold a particular magic - the stillness, the new day quietly beginning....
Just pottered about for the rest of the day, as I have the next overnight train to Calcutta to catch in a couple of hours time. According to the guide, it's a super duper train, not like the ones I've been on so far. Will let you know......
So - still no Delhi belly, nor mosquito bites. and interestingly, for so many people, there appears to be no crime (assuming you don't count fleecing tourists a crime).
More pictures taken yesterday of Varanasi, but no room to squeeze them in then, so here they are.
Next stop Calcutta (or more accurately, Kolkata) and the capital of the British Empire in India.
I'll hum a few patriotic songs - you know, Rule Britannia, Rockin' all over the World....see what happens.
See you tomorrow.
xx
In answer to yesterday's question - can you think of a similar city to Varanasi - the answer, given by a great couple I met over breakfast whilst comparing notes on Varanasi, was that it was similar to Jerusalem in intensity, history and religious symbolism (amongst other things).
So there you have it. All other answers gratefully received!
Today, got up early again to enjoy the sun rising over the Ganges and it continues to hold a particular magic - the stillness, the new day quietly beginning....
Just pottered about for the rest of the day, as I have the next overnight train to Calcutta to catch in a couple of hours time. According to the guide, it's a super duper train, not like the ones I've been on so far. Will let you know......
So - still no Delhi belly, nor mosquito bites. and interestingly, for so many people, there appears to be no crime (assuming you don't count fleecing tourists a crime).
More pictures taken yesterday of Varanasi, but no room to squeeze them in then, so here they are.
Next stop Calcutta (or more accurately, Kolkata) and the capital of the British Empire in India.
I'll hum a few patriotic songs - you know, Rule Britannia, Rockin' all over the World....see what happens.
See you tomorrow.
xx
The Ghats I - The Laundry Ghat
The Ghats II - The Cremation Ghat
The Ghats III - The Buffalo Bathing Ghat
The Ghats IV - The RE Lesson Ghat
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