Varanasi
September 30th 2007 21-30 September
One day it's the holiest place in Buddhism and the next the holiest place in Hinduism. And what a change - from a quiet peaceful park with a temple to a raucous city with shouting, singing, smiling pilgrims. And a change from two goofy Vietnamese monks to goofy Italian girls.
Varanasi bills itself as the oldest living city in the world and, although all of the real
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