Varanasi - The Temple City Floating down the River Ganges on a small wooden boat, our guide pointing out temples and palaces built on the banks as we glide along in the fast approaching moonlight, our eyes struggling to make out shapes and figures on the riverbanks, people worshipping, some swimming and boats everywhere tonight due to the locals celebrating, this festival at Varanasi is dedicated to River Ganga. On the way back upstream amongst the boats and f...

Arrived in Delhi at 06.20, OMG it's hot!! Once we'd got our rucksacks we made our way out to where our 'taxi' was waiting. A young Indian lad handed us over to the taxi driver and we were off! Driving to the hotel was an experience, everyone honking their horns and driving all over the place, there were road markings but everyone disregarded this and did their own thing, including our driver! The smells are unreal, shanty's and people asleep on the street, dry, s...