Hotel Buddha Varanasi

... big ass signs, but in hindi or sanscrit, can'r understand anything ! . I ask to the people around us, no one understands, I say Varanasi, Benares, and all things around those two names and no one seems to know what the hell am I asking for, they just shake ...

... as i didnt want to wake up with people staring at me! they still did though. when we arrived in Varanasi we stayed at a really nice hotel called Hotel Buddha. its a budget hotel so i was really pleased with it. the restaurant was so nice and clean and i ...

... It's not uncommon to be accosted for business immediately outside the train station, so we kept walking.  "Madam, welcome to Varanasi. Which country?" Not to be dettered by our silence our friend followed us for about 10 minutes until we finally told ...

... which gave us the expression that we were traveling in a passenger train rather than an express one. Hotel Hunting We did not have any prior reservation at Varanasi and we booked an auto rickshaw to take us to any decent hotel in medium tariff range in ...

... to settle into briefly and make my phone call. Within 5-10 minutes the rep Harrish arrived and we were off to Hotel India, my Varanasi accommodations for the next three nights. The lateness of my arrival negated any opportunity to view the evening's aarti ...

... bones apart to burn faster. Moving on... I took the bus to Sarnath, which is about 15 km from Varanasi. This is where the Buddha gave his first sermon after reaching enlightenment in Bodhgaya, which I'm leaving for tomorrow. I started at the ...

... advantage of same. First, the Ganges sunrise tour by boat and next a trip to Sarnath. Sarnath is some 11km from Varanasi, the site where the Buddha gave his first sermon after enlightenment. The V Man read same on the internet. The soundbyte would be: ...

... or the stairs of the ghat. Let's remember, cows walk freely everywhere. Two ghats are used as cremation spots. Most Varanasi residents will be cremated here and other Indians may choose these ghats as it is considered very auspicious to be cremated ...

... myself and the two girls from Spain took a day trip to Sarnath. Sarnath, a small town just outside of Varanasi, is where Buddha reportedly gave his first sermon after enlightenment. As the autorickshaw drives along, you are carried from the extreme ...

... (particularly at 5.30am) but I did give it a good go...I'll stick to my colgate thanks. When we finally arrived in Varanasi, all I wanted was a hot shower and a good breakfast.  The hotel was lovely.  The gardens are well cared for, lush and ...

... the ganges river. People bathing and washing their clothes. Dead bodies once again floating by us. Drove a tuk tuk in the chaos of Varanasi. Clutch in the left hand with 4 grip gears. Short but fun while it lasted. I just didn't honk as much as the ...

... nbsp; All usual stuff in the mind of a Ms M Cleave.  But the driver was there and delivered me safely to my hotel, through the chaos that is Varanasi.  Varanasi sits on the banks of the Ganges (the river Ganga as it's known here) and is a series ...

... by booking at Hotel Surya which provides a complimentary pick-up at the train station. People visit Varanasi for the spiritual Ganges and ghat experience. Our hotel was located about 15 minutes away from older Varanasi which sheltered us from the 'true' ...

... I didn't feel unsafe at any point. In fact, I was quite happy to wander around both the ghats and the backstreets alone.   Varanasi is a very holy Hindu city. It's on the Ganges and is full of temples and pilgrims who come to bathe in the holy ...

... in the filth that is the Ganges. We also went back to the Ganges at sunrise to get a different perspective. From Varanasi we also visited Sarnath, a pilgrimage site for Buddhists. This is where Buddha supposedly preached his first sermon to a handful of ...

... be finally laid to rest instead of continuing on yet another tiresome reincarnation. For this reason, lots of people come to Varanasi especially to die. Apparently, there are "carparks" full of really sick people on their last legs who will be collected ...

... køer, geder, hunde, katte, aber og svin løber rundt imellem de travle menneskemængder og sanseindtrykkende er overvældende. I Varanasi brugte vi det meste af tiden på at se templerne og ganges floden. Vi mødte den alternative og konservative TUKTUK ...

... meaning to mention and have forgotten to include: - Indian men are actually way more helpful than I originally experienced when I came to Varanasi. I haven't worn my sunglasses since the second day I was here, and no longer feel a need to put on my ...

... be great, it been 6 years since I was last there and am really looking forward to it for those of you who wish to stay in Varanasi the Hotel Sun Shiv is a nice hotel at a good price (we got a double and a single for 300 rupees a night, off season ...

... and a hukka!  We went for the Guava flavour and was very nice.  Today I am heading just north of Varanasi to go to the place where Buddha gave his first surmon and then to visit a temple in the afternoon. Tonight we are on a sleeper train ...

... that I would leave the station, go to the Taj Hotel in the new part of Varanasi (rather than going back to my hotel in old Varanasi), spend the night and figure out a way to fly to Bagdogra (the closest airport to Darjeeling). My biggest concern was ...