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Published: January 4th 2007
We're here by the ganges, feeling really ill 😞 it's supposed to be the river of life, but almost as soon as we arrived we were struck with the dreaded runs, or delhi belly, or whatever you want to call it. We are taking it in turns all day and all night to run to the loo!
We arrived in the morning of new years eve, and had a hairy rickshaw ride to our hotel - the rickshaw seats here are sloped and very small indeed so every bump is precarious and we both had 2 bags each so it's a wonder we didnt drop anything. When we got near our hotel we had to climb the biggest steps in the world up a huge height before we could stop, there on the roof, and have some breakfast. And from there we could see the ganges down below, a peaceful stretch of men in sarongs bathing in muddy water, and little boys flying kites.
After a breakfast of oh I cant even say, the thought of anything edible is turning my stomach! we wandered down to the river. It wasnt so peaceful after all - do you want a postcard? how about a massage? I do astrology, very cheap! you want a boat? urgh, no! but we wandered along anyway, by the time the sun was setting, we could see a fire in the distance so we headed oer that way. We got nearby and we werent sure, but we thought it may be a funeral pyre - it wasnt the official place for it (we're going to see that later tonight) but they were certainly burning bodies - I saw what can only be 2 cremated legs with feet being wrapped up in bamboo. It feels really wrong to gawp at this sight - we left pretty quickly - though it is thoguht to be the most auspicious place to die as it releases you from the cycle of life death and rebirth.
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Mark
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It's the travelling thing?!
What can I say? It's a harsh reality of travelling in regions that lack a little hygiene!! It's a great time of your life ..... be happy!! Claire and I suffered the pain in many a country so don't think it will ease up... enjoy!!!! Take it easy guys and happy new year!!!