After 1 night back in Delhi, we flew to Varanasi, known as India's holiest city and home to the sacred Ganges river. We stayed at Hotel Surya, which was very nice and had a huge lawn for me to run around. We woke up real early one morning to go on a small boat ride down the Ganges which was a lot of fun. We also went to nearby Saranath, which is where buddha gave his first speech (sermon) way before daddy was born. Ever since last years trip to vietnam, I have liked putting my hands together everytime I see a buddha statue/incense, or anything else that is related to buddhism. It here that I became good friends with the cows, as they were everywhere. I loved them, while daddy was less fond as he
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