Show Me Something Old! Damn! Not This Old!
We enter Varanasi or Benares late in the evening. It is one of the oldest living cities in human existence. The streets or, more appropriately, alleys of Varanasi are narrow and realistically should not accommodate motorized traffic. However, the streets are plied by cows, dogs, rickshaws, motorbikes, and people, leading to chaotic road scenes. Searching for our hotel, we turn down a road that is split in half due to road work. Driving through this narrow space, the chariot is scarred once again as the rear wheel panel scrapes against some concrete tubing and knocks down an oil drum serving as a barrier.
An angry policeman approaches and gives the chariot a whack with his wooden stick. I quickly drive away before he has a chance to ask for papers and delay our adventure any further.
Posted at 04:52PM Jan 06, 2007 by D Bums Comments[0]
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