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Gautam Hotel Varanasi

Parade Kothi, Cantt Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221002, India

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The stunnung Taj and chaotic Varanassi

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... have the usual take a picture of someone who is a foreigner. I again try for the indian rate of 20 rupees but no joy i have to pay the 750 rupees but it is worth it!!!

The next day we spend at Agra Fort which is a grand fort built in red sandstone, the inside courtyard is tranquil and is nice to sit back in to take in the views of the rest of the buildings that make this fort up. I manage the indian rate here, two out of three not ...

I stayed at the Varanasi P.O.S.

A travel blog entry by jonpoland

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... ambiance of this place could be described as sparse minimalism. Not a picture on the walls, no table, no chair, no bathroom mirror, no cover for the light bulb. They didn’t even bother with a waste basket. I had to ask for soap, top sheet, toilet paper and towel, which they happily gave to me at no extra charge. Still, I consider it one of the better places I’ve stayed at, mainly for the constant hot ...

Vara … Vara … Varanasi

A travel blog entry by bellethorpe

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... everything in sight as they wandered around. Old ladies begging on the street and to top it off a father using charcoal to draw a moustache on his young son. All very interesting and adding to our Varanasi experience. The Ghats were in full flow as we walked in the direction of the Harishchandra Ghat.


On the way we watched on as kids were playing cricket. Some groups had a tennis ball and ...

Oh the Noise

A travel blog entry by bellethorpe

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... of salesmen and packed with foreign and local tourists. Our rickshaw arrived on time and it was clear that the hotel manager had pulled a fast one.

The driver could not speak much English and we had been told that he would explain things to us – so in fact it was not a tour it was actually just transport that we could have arranged for cheaper ourselves. Rather than kick up a stink we smiles politely and accepted the ...

Attack of the Tout

A travel blog entry by bellethorpe

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... started. There had been some dignitaries visiting Varanasi which had resulted in an unmoveable gridlock of traffic in the city centre. It was so bad that the taxi driver started to look visibly distressed and we didn’t move more than an inch for about 10 minutes.


He then pulled over and told us that we would have to take a rickshaw before getting out and starting to flag one down. Chris got out to see what he was up to and realised that he ...

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