Varanasi/ Benares

Varanasi/ Benares

Friday 9th of December 2016 and as soon as we were ready with Ganesha's bathing ritual we continued out tour down river. Assi is the top ghat and I want to go to the last ghat, so off we are. There are many tourist boats on the river and it is easy to understand how important the tourism is for the city.

Anyway, when I have reached the end you will know all about the Varanasi river front and there will be no need for you to come here and thus we cheat the city of Varanas1 on a few visitors.

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
Ganesha is happy and we can continue our tour on Ganges

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
Tourists coming down the river

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
Tourists coming down the river

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
Playing some kind of cricket

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
Playing some kind of cricket - Varanasi 1992

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
Starting the cremation

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
Guest house for holy men

Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, Skrattmås
Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, Skrattmås
Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, Skrattmås
Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, Skrattmås
Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, Skrattmås
Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, Skrattmås
Black-headed Gull

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
Cremation site in day light

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
Cremation site in day light

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
Dashashwamedh Ghat, where we saw the Ganga aarti yesterday

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
Selling food for the sea gulls

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
Selling food for the sea gulls

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
Selling food for the sea gulls

Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, Skrattmås
Black-headed Gull

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
Selling food for the sea gulls

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
Passing the second cremation site

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
Passing the second cremation site

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
Passing the second cremation site

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
Passing the second cremation site

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
Passing the second cremation site

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
Passing the second cremation site

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
Passing the second cremation site

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
Passing the second cremation site

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
The colours reminded me about Miami Beach

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
Now we can see on the houses that we're approaching the end of the Varanasi River Front

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
Now we can see on the houses that we're approaching the end of the Varanasi River Front

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
Now we can see on the houses that we're approaching the end of the Varanasi River Front

Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, Skrattmås
Black-headed Gull

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares

Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, Skrattmås
Black-headed Gull

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
Well, this is pretty much it from the Varanasi River Front

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
Raj Ghat and we're coming off here

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
Our tour have come to an end

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
Raj Ghat

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
Raj Ghat

River Ganges - Varanasi/ Benares
Raj Ghat

We got off the boat at the Raj Ghat and it had been a wonderful tour. And I was very happy that we had not done the tour with a motor boat. It had been very peaceful on Ganges in the rowing boat. And I can recommend a tour on the River Ganges. Everyone should see Varanasi once in their life. Buy a Ganesha and let it swim in the holy river Ganges. Take a tour from Assi Ghat to Raj Ghat and then you can go home.

I was walking around Indian cities when I was young, now I'm too old and I will spend the rest of my time here in my room at Ramada Plaza JHV before going to the Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport Ice cream in Varanasi/ Benarestomorrow at 13:00

The cities are noisy, stinky and shitty, something I found exciting as an adventurous youngster. But now, I have seen the interesting part and back to my room.

But Varanasi river front in a rowing boat, highly recommended. My driver was waiting at the Raj Ghat and I decided to give the Diet Pepsi a last try before returning to hotel Ramada Plaza JHV. We tried two different places and I gave up. I bought ice cream at one of the places for me and my Guide. I bought Earl Grey tea at the supermarket. So now I can enjoy my tea in my room and in the restaurants.

They have Earl Grey tea, but an Indian brand, and well, it don't even reminds about Earl Grey. My friend had have morning tea at Swisshotel in Bangkok and of course, he sent me a Line picture. So when I was back at my hotel I went straight for lunch and I brought a tea bag.

Line

Line - Earl Grey tea in Bangkok
Earl Grey at Swisshotel in Bangkok

Line - Earl Grey tea in Varanasi
Earl Grey at Ramada Plaza JHV in Varanasi

The food is excellent at the hotel, only wish could say the same about the tea. Well, from now on I can say that they have excellent tea. Well, my Indian adventure have come to an end, just to kill time until tomorrow when I go back home. We just need to click HERE to find ourselves in the middle of that adventure. So hang on!


Varanasi/ Benares


       
                  
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