Shiva Boat

Varanasi

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December 9th 2017
Day 8 (Saturday 9thDecember) Varanasi We all had a lie-in today. Although we were woken by a monkey fight and loud parrot who squeeked! Better than car horns though and the air is much clearer (apart from cremation smoke of course). Our somewhat grotty rooms are bearable. Managed to squeeze an extra bed into the Reedies room (although they had an extra large doubl ... 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