The balcony in our hostel

Sleeper Train and Varanasi

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January 28th 2008
The Sleeper train - okay nowhere near as bad as we were imagining. A bit cramped, quite cold (we didn't really have adequate bedding) but on the whole for the money we payed it was a smooth journey, got no hassle on the train, felt safe and -appart from the 10 minute intervals of squarking tea men walking up and down the carriages chanting and hoping to sell tea coffee - fairly quiet. In fact we ... 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