Varanasi - Sunrise

Varanasi vibes

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November 10th 2007
The train ride from Lucknow to Varanasi was my first experience in sleeper class. Huh, I didn't get much sleep. My bed was just next to the entrance of the coach, so next to the toilet and the one place were the men would gather to talk...and the outer doors had windows that couldn't be closed. Oh well, "anipture" ;-) The Finnish girls were on the same train (other coach), and so we spent the f ... 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