Up at 5 this morning to watch the sun rise on the Ganges and see more burning Ghats! We saw a bit more than we bargined for this morning and decided enough of the burning Ghats! After we saw the monkey temple and then in the afternoon whent to where Buddha gave his first lesson in Saraneth. Half a dozen Buddhist monks from around the world have built temples here. We visited a working tibeten monastary which was very interesting. Its all go we are on our...

A 13hr train journey flew by with out pull down beds and lots of indian snacks! We arrived in Varanasi at 8am this morning and headed straight to the Ganges on our cycle rickshaw powered by an elderley man who we thought we might have to cremate after! we had lunch overlooking the water then took a dusk tour down to the Ghats and watched the cremations which were very eerie. Men re wrapped in white, women in red and a number of rituals are performed by the ...