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There is a song from “Vico Torriani”, called “Kalkutta liegt am Ganges” (“Calcutta is on the Ganges river”).
This is not true! Calcutta is not on the Ganges, it’s on the Hoohly River.

Varanasi is one of the oldest and most spiritual cities in the world. Varanasi is famous for burning Hindu people next to the Ganges when they died.
I had a walk the whole day on the ghats of Varanasi. Ghats are places, where people can bath in the Ganges or where Hindu people are burned after [...]

Ok, I am focusing on a more defined route. I will focus on the northern part of India and will join parts of Nepal:
Delhi - (Agra) – (Jaipur) – Rishikesh – Bareilly – Kanpur – Varanassi – Patna – (Darjeeling) – Kathmandu – Delhi
The idea is starting from Delhi. I am not sure, wether it’s a good idea [...]

Interesting stories, which Albert and Anna-Maria are telling about India. Very valuable infos and tipps.
The planning is now focusing on Dehli and the North-West to the source of Ganges and this area. Depending on some things, I will decide following the Ganges fast to arrive in Darjeeling. Something like this…