Mirzapur - 8am on the chilly Ganges

An open wooden boat with two rickety white plastic chairs up the pointed end is not exactly what we were expecting

January 24th 2018
January 2018 Return to India 4 (click on 'Previous Entry' below the panorama for earlier blogs) The Ganges by boat Uttar Pradesh Continuing the travels of two somewhat elderly brothers, David (of ‘the grey haired nomads’) and the younger, Mike, (aka, ‘keep smiling’). Allahabad to Varanasi <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Continuing the travels of two somewhat ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more

25th March 2018

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Mystic
Mysterious and full of history.

26th March 2018

Grey haired nomads
David & Janice The grey-haired-nomads

Mysterious!
Hi Dave and Merry Jo, Always good to hear from you. This was my third visit and it gets better every time. How fortunate I am to have a brother with such good connections there - this was his twelfth visit. There's more to come as you will realise from Mikes version (keep smiling) - he sees very different things to me! We're off to Ireland in the motorhome soon; must remember to take the umbrella. David

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