Cow poo, cow poo and more
. walking the streets of Varanasi... carefully
December 5th 2008 Varanasi is just plain mad. But I loved it. I stayed in the old town, a twisting maze of narrow cobbled streets where I´d often find my way blocked by a cow, obstinately just standing there and refusing to budge without some forceful persuasion. But then in India the cow is king of the road and I´m sure they all know it. There's a hierarchy when it comes to roads here, with the sacred cow firmly
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