Buh Bye Delhi...

I am writing from Varanasi! I arrived here this morning with the new group after an approximately 14 hour train ride. It was supposed to be 12 hours, but we were delayed on the tracks several times due to people protesting on the tracks. Our guide told us that the government here has recently raised the fuel prices, and the opposing party organized a national strike/protest to try and compel the government to reverse the price hikes. 

So we are spending the morning getting our selves clean and resting before we head out to Sarnath. Sarnath is said to be the place where the Buddha gave his first teaching after attaining enlightenment. Tomorrow morning is supposed to be a sunrise boat ride on the Ganges, but the guide is saying this may not be possible due to the high water level from Monsoon.