Nick & Cat on the Ganges

An Overwhelming of the Senses

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March 21st 2011
Wednesday 3-2 to Friday 3-4 Ugh. BUT, on to Varanasi! After nearly 24 hours of traveling on 6 different means of transportation , we finally arrived in the city if Shiva, also known as Baranas and one of the world’s oldest inhabited cities. Also inhabited by many bugs and tiny mice which I later learned shared my bed. UGH!!! Aside from lit ... 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