Varanasi

---

This day was a physical meltdown for me, I was crook! Woozy and Ill ! However rallied to join the family on a guided tour of Varanasi. Varanasi has some pretty impressive Temples and an enormous University - the biggest in India. We visited a place where silk was spun and woven, beautiful craftmenship! You are taken to these places where you are shown how the craft is made, usually air conditioned and they prime you with cool drinks. The kids always encouraged the tour guides to go to these places for the refreshments! We made purchases at this place, Table centres, Lou 2 silk shirts -customed made, and me a Doona Set. I actually vomitted in a Western toilet at this place so cannot be held reponsible for my choice of doona cover, and the bloody thing slips off the bed all the time! At this point of time we deemed it necessary to take a little time off touring so on Kezia's advice we visited the Syria Hotel which had a pool that you could use and cool drinks. After Refreshments and dinner we made our way back to the B&B in a Tuk tuk. After a few Kingfishers Lou was very persistent with his questioning of the poor non English speaking Tuk tuk driver on " how many Tuk tuk's are there in Varansi?" . The poor man just did the old Indian head shake and concentrated on weaving the Tuk Tuk home between other Vechiles, people and cows.

---

Photos

Varanasi
Man weaving Silk

Varanasi
An impressive statue that I have forgotten what it was called!

Varanasi
Cooling off at the Syria Hotel