Varanasi - I see dead people
September 19th 2006 Finally got to the Hotel de Paris- which is an amazing if run down former guest house of the Maharaja of Varanasi. Hotel was ok- the first in Varanasi (also called Benares - blame the british colonials for misinterpreting it!) - but would not really recommend it - the slightly romantic view we had from our 10 yr old guide book was a little out of date. Whenever we told people about where we stayed
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