Sat 04/01/14 01:10
The next morning was another boat cruise down the river but this time at sunrise. It was cold but very cool to see and I think I got some good photographs as the sun came up. There were a huge amount of boats filled with sightseers already on the water which made it even more interesting.
Later we had a free day to explore on our own. It was kind of funny, and a moment that I got teased for most of the trip. The story starts when everyone decided to go get a lassie (sp), I think it’s something like a yogurt milkshake and to me looks really slimy and gross, but I guess it’s the thing if you’re in Varanasi and have a chance to go the shop that sells the best lassie in the world… yeah, right. After taking about 15 minutes to find the place, everyone dove in and ordered, that is except for me. I mean I was there to see the river and all the things that I’ve heard about, but decided I’d rather go with the group so I hung out at the lassie shop. Thirty minutes turned into forty-five, and forty-five turned into about an hour. I was so bored and couldn’t understand why the group was so interested with the slime drink. Little by little I started to get irritated so after about 20 minutes I went to stand outside with the hopes that everyone would get the idea that it was time to go, but no luck they just kept sipping away at the best lassie in the world. I mean who names a yogurt milkshake after a tv dog? As I was standing outside waiting about every 5 minutes a dead body would be carried through the alley towards the river, in a weird kind of way it is cool to see 4 or 6 people carrying a stretcher with a wrapped body. So anyway, the group gets done with the best lassie in the world, and then has to fulfill a promise to the person who guided us to the shop nearly an hour prior. At this point I was, and I’m sorry to admit it, angry. Eventually we made it to the river and I decided that I would split up from the group and explore at my own speed. Being in a group is 90 percent great most of the time, but that 10 percent when the group seems to hold me back can suck. So I spent the next 6 hours or so just walking along and taking photos.
