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Varanasi is the holiest place in the world according to Hindu people, part of that being its location along the Ganges River, "Mother Ganga." For this reason, it attracts a lot of people, Hindu pilgrims and tourists. As a result, it is prime ground for touts, so we were on our guard from the minute we arrived. Above is the view from the top of our hotel in Varanasi, an excellent establishment with a great location on the river. 

Pictured above is Agra Fort, where we briefly stopped after the Taj Mahal before driving back to Delhi.

The next morning we woke a little later and headed back over to Connaught Place (the 'nice' British-themed are of Delhi) where our tour guide was located, to see about our train tickets to Varanasi. We had to check out of our hotel since our plan was to take the overnight train and thus we had no lodging, so we had all our bags with us. Since Paula had just finished her year in Korea and had to bring all her stuff with her, this was a little more than could be comfortably hauled around while strolling and sightseeing. So, we arrived at our tour guide's office around noon.

Hong Kong! On the way to India, we had a long layover in Hong Kong and we took advantage of it to get out and walk around the city a little bit. It was me, Hilary, and Paula, and we had a great time. The weather was super hot and we were sweating like crazy but we went on the longest outdoor escalator in the world (allegedly) and stopped in a Mexican place for margaritas. We also went to the zoological garden and saw monkeys hanging about (literally). We also stopped into a Hong Kong diner to get some food - real Chinese food! And dropped by the waterfront to see some amazing views.

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In Busan, one of Samuel's former students led us to the top of a mountain where we could see about 70% of Busan he said. I snapped this photo of the Gwanganli bridge on our way down.