Day 55 - 56 Decided we had to do something today as it was Indian Independence Day and anyway, were woken at 8am by reception who demanded we come downstairs immediately to see the hoisting of the flag. I suspect they only phoned the British guests and we dutifully trotted down, looking sheepish and guilty for colonising India in the first place, the four of us personally accepting full responsibility. Dinner at the 'Bread of Life Bakery', a Tibetan restaur...

Day 50 - 55 "I'm leaving, on the midnight train to Varanasi... leaving on the midnight train..." Actually its the 9.20 but I feel like singing. It is very exciting getting the train at night and our only fear is that we are not actually booked on it. One of us has a seat and the others are 'waitlisted'. Despite paying in advance, the system is you don't always get a seat and have to wait and see who doesn't turn up. We get on the train anyway and ...