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| Varanasi railway station |
With great sadness we write this post today. On Wednesday Johns bag was stolen on an overnight train from Agra to Varanasi. The bag was (at knife point) cut and forcibly removed, although we are physically unharmed it was a devastating loss. The Indian police have assisted where possible and when it suits them but we have little hope of seeing our computer, camera and all of Johns belongings again.
It is extremely disappointing and after taking many precautions to avoid such as occurrence we feel targeted and of-course angry. However life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react (we took this from your Facebook mum!). Our focus is to quickly process our insurance claim and prepare for our next big adventure to Nepal! We are grateful that we are unhurt and still have our passports, phones and cash. We will also continue to keep blogging, using photos from our miraculously fully recovered iPhone (refer to previous blog regarding its untimely demise).
Although we had some bad news, our days prior had been very exciting as we visited the amazing Taj Mahal in Agra. The palace was magnificent, spectacular and truly awe inspiring. Up close, it's huge, with gleamy white marble and manicured lawns. Agra town itself is very touristy, however after some street searching we stumbled on a guesthouse with fantastic views from their roof top restaurant. We hydrated as the sunset and dined under the full moon with the glow of the Taj in the foreground. It was ultimately relaxing and beautiful. During our three day stay at Agra the temperature soared with actual feel reaching 51 degrees around 2-3pm most days (as per our ActuWeather app). If you want to see people sweat, like sweat through jeans sweat, Agra is the place to be! We disappointingly can not show many of the amazing photos of us at the Taj Mahal as these where on our computer and camera but nether-the-less we have some others from the phone that we should hopefully be able to upload to this blog in the next few days. Stay tuned!
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| Majestic Taj Mahal |
Currently we have arrived in Varanasi, India's holy city. It's absolutely pouring with rain and its the dance in the streets type of rain. The streets are clogged with debris and rubbish flooding the streets. The Ganges which flows along the banks of Varanasi are swollen and dark, with the odd dead cow floating by. From our room we can admire its size and strength, but we certainly won't be going in for a dip any time soon!
Tot siens,
John and Kara
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