Hotel Surya Varanasi

... Varanasi, the Hindu holy city which sits on the banks of the Ganges. Arriving at Varanasi in the early evening, the V Man registered at Hotel Surya, (www.hotelsuryavns.com). Fabulous place, [$8/night]. A hotel compound surrounding a beautiful garden ...

... government approved silk shop not one of the rip-off merchants that the rickshaw drivers take you too. Of the hundreds of shops in Varanasi guess what, we ended back at the shop we had escaped from the previous day. The owner was very pleased to see us ...

... nice but weird since there aren't any Indian Buddhists around and all you see are Tibetan and East Asian influences. Varanasi is a very magical place and we missed out since we didn't really indulge in it given the circumstances...but we want ...

... 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 ...

... drums again and perhaps I will continue with lessons back home. This morning I had my last early morning walk in Varanasi. Each morning I walk past the same women picking up garbage and cleaning the streets and the same men sitting and drinking their ...