Hooray! I've survived India!! Though don't want to speak too soon as we're not leaving until early tomorrow morning and so far i've been spat at, runover by a rickshaw, waded through rubbish, trod in all kinds of poo, been harrassed by locals and propositioned by a number of men - certainly an eye opener!!Recently the weather has been really bad and there have been numerous power cuts so i've been unable to get on the internet in many of the p...

Right got some time to kill before jumping on the train to Agra later this avo so i thought i'd share some of the things that are bothering me about india - LOUISA'S CULTURAL CONFUSION SECTION The Ganges - if it's so holy and sacred, why disrespect it with rubbish, animals and body waste/fluids? AND then why do they drink and swim in it?? Spitting - it's revolting! especially the hocking noise that sounds like they're going to throw up. A c...

We've finally arrived in Varanasi after 3 days sailing down the ganges - which has been the most serene and amazing experience since i've been here! Our Intrepid group had 3 little wooden boats and a kitchen boat to row/sail us down the river and it was beautiful! Saw some burial rituals being performed where tehy burn the bodies by the side then put the ashes into the ganges. I felt a bit intrusive watching some of them, but they were quite impressive. W...