Just outside of Kuala Lumpur, on the way to India, was the mosque of Shah Alam. Superb!
This is the garden of the hotel next to the hotel we were staying at in Varanasi. We'd go over for breakfast at the second hotel because it was cheaper.
The New Vishwanath temple on the grounds of the Benares Hindu University.
And here I am posing beside the temple.
This one's for David Conway. One man aims the lamp, the other fires the weapon. Nothing's changed.
The trip started in earnest with a dawn boat ride along the sacred Ganges River.
All the tourists were in boats like this one. A nice postcard shot I think!
Varanasi was populated by incredible giant Kites; much more impressive than the Wedgetailed Eagles back home; and there was a huge number of them. I tried to get a close up shot but they wouldn't cooperate. Here you see just how thick the air was with them.
Here are the Ghats (steps) that the faithful descend in order to bathe in the sacred Ganges. The Hindus believe that the Ganges will wash away your sins, and each tries to make a pilgrimage here once in their life.
The local equivalent to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Sunken Temple sank because of the hubris of the ruler who built it. At least, that's the story the architect tells!
The group has dinner at the India restaurant at Varanasi. From left to right we have: Trevor, Satti, Nicky, Martin, Christine, John, Nicole, Leeanne, Jean and Rishab, our tour leader.
