We pretty much got stuck in Varanasi, wih its post Kumbh Mela crowds. The more we were getting sick of people, the less likely we we're going to go Allahabad to see all the madness. We still got some taste of it when we couldn't get any train tickets to Bodh Gaya, place of Buddha enlightenment and again during the last day in Varanasi when we wanted to catch out train to Kolkata but because of the Kumbh Mela crowds, all the roads were closed, not many tuk-tuks available and the train station overpacked. Our last day in Varanasi was very enjoyable though, went for a lovely walk along Ganga. It was super warm day and we saw a cow munching on plastic bags (which is exactly what I said should happen as it would be
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