Offerings and Funerals At 5 as promised I went to see 'don't worry chicken curry' boy (as I'll now refer to him or dwcc for short) to tell him I'd rather take my tour with him another time as I just wanted to go for a walk this evening and maybe take a boat on the river during the aarti ceremony. So he told me to be at the river at 6 and he would arrange a boat for me. I found a nice little staircase that leads through the hotel floor right down to the river the...

Delhi to Varanasi I had a really eye opening second day in India yesterday. I checked out of my little Inn in Delhi and then went to find the tour guide for a charity called Salaam Balaak Trust. It's a charity that helps street children (a major widespread problem in India), by means of educating them, providing food, clothing and entertainment and eventually hopefully work. I met up with one of the volunteer guides Setender, who took me and a nice Danish coupl...

I started my 2nd day in Varanasi early to catch the sunrise but I hadn't quite figured out when it happens and must have missed it. I had a quick breakfast of a vegetable omelette (with some greens that resembled courgettes and peas) and then went to meet my driver who would take from A to B so I could visit the temples in the area. While driving through many crowded villages and markets the driver asked if I liked Indian music, I said yes and he put on some Indi...