ok so form kalimpong i got the nite train down to kolkata again i am so over kolkata with humidity ad pollutions and ......

so after wondering another day in kolkata robin arrived at nite and we headed off the next morning to Sunderban Tiger camp... which had to be one of teh most relaxing places to go... after a 2-3hr bus ride to arrive at sunderban which is on the boarder of bangaldesh and is a series of islands from here u hope on to a boat and the reserve is about 2hrs by boat is is beautiful and peaceful and my god the food was amazing so good i got delhi belly yayay no the food was really good i dont knwo how i got sick... anyway after 2 days of relaxing on island unfortualy we didnt see any tiders but did see croc's and salt water lizards and kingfisher birds which was great... we headed back to kolkata and straight ona train to VARANASI whcih is absolutely beautiful we are right near Marikarnida GHAT where there are cremations done 24hrs a day in the GANGA river...its the most holiest GHAT with people coming from all around india to see and get cremated here they say 250-300 pple are cremated a day here... the rest of teh city is a warnen of shops, bizzares wsell gorgeous pashmina and silk teh colours are amazing... see took a boat ride on teh ganaga in teh even and saw the sun set followed by a HARI RAMA HARI KRISHNA....festival/concert while sitting in aboat on teh water it was amazing....

robin unfortunately had to leave at 3:30am to catch a train but i stuck around to view the sunrise on at boat drifting down he GANGA while people are wahing themselves and cloths and drinking the water and burning bodies all in one....not interested myself in this but i did see some tourists taking the plunge.....

its been great here finally meeting other people to travel with and here there stories...definately surprised by the number of israelies traveling in india.....and set out to see the university here which is surposed to be one of teh oldest it had wonderfull olf buildings and the schools where beautiful....

see off now to catch a train to KANPUR to see robin and the off to ARGRA so looking forward to it

xoox

niki