Hello folks, Clare here. Oh my God, your God, everybodys' God. That was a journey that you would not want to do everyday - or ever again. 15 hours on a train from Agra to Varanasi, the ancient city of the God Shiva. We had lost one of our sleeping bags at the airport in Delhi, so we both had to share a bunk in the freezing cold of night. It was about 5 foot long and 2 wide (and no, we haven't lost any weight yet ), so saying cramped and uncomfortable would be a massive understatement. However we've made it here in one piece with about a hundred lessons learned. The city is situated along the banks of the holy river Ganges. Hindus come here from all over India to bathe, a ritual that
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