Picture 324

The Holy City- Varanasi

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January 26th 2009
Back in Delhi was had to pick up the surfboards from the Backpackers we left then in. Mushtaka (our travel agent) had our train tickets ready for Varanasi. Bupesh organised a porter for us at the train station and we said our goodbyes. The porter had agreed on Rps 200 but once he had got to the platform he said it was Rps 500 (we did not pay the 500) cheeky. The porter also ran off without telling ... 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