#09 Varanasi 4961x3508px

train moving From Taj Mahal, take the SL train bound for Varanasi at Agrakant Station. went up It was only my second experience on a trip to India where I had to travel a lot by train. After a trip to India, many people choose train travel as an unforgettable memory, and I think the SL class is one of them. The difference from the 3A class, which used the Jaisalmer section from Delhi, is that there is no air conditioning, but in reality there was a huge difference. The SL class was truly lawless. Numerous free-riding Indians sought my seat, and because of the thieves, I had to secure my backpack to the bottom of the seat with a wire or chain to prevent early morning thieves. There, you have to go with many factors such as beggars begging, seat fights, forced sales, snoring, and begging for a seat by a wife who lifted up a newborn baby. But if you think about it now, you can understand why people consider the SL to be the best part of traveling by train. At least it's more humane than 3A. And the price is cheap. Although there are many obstacles for travelers, SL is where you can also feel the playful nature and warmth of Indian people. In particular, the Delhi and Agra-Varanasi sections are said to be the most infamous of all sections in India.

Varanasi Perhaps because of the rough movement at the beginning of the trip, the boredom of about 10 to 20 hours has now become dull. Last night a group of Indian men who didn't even speak a word of English looked at me and her sister in wonder, mocking me in Hindi. They even stole my sunglasses and played pranks, and repeated pranks brought out the anger of the victim. “By the way! (Turn it off!)” And the men who came from Daejeon on the diagonal side of my seat said that they were ill for 4 days after being swindled by the ‘food scam’ they had only heard of in Agra. He barely recovered his body and escaped the city of fear, but his body was not yet in perfect condition. We became friends while swearing at Agra, and a party of four was formed again.

As soon as I came out of Junction station in Varanasi, I was surprised by the strong energy emitted by the huge crowd I encountered, and I was choked by the turbid air and the extreme chaos. And it is a little different from the appearances of India I have traveled so far, I could feel the abyss close to the original.

Actually, my first meeting with Varanasi was not very pleasant. We had to catch an auto rickshaw to get to the neighborhood of Bangali Tola, which is crowded with tourist accommodations and is close to the Ghat (the steps of the Ganges River). I was tired and my nerves were sharp, so I negotiated and boarded today. There was a lodging I had seen before, so it was inconvenient for a total of 5 people to ride one auto rickshaw, including the driver, by naming it. The problem started after I got home. No matter how you look at it, it was not the accommodation you saw in the picture. However, the name of the hostel was the same except for one spelling. Not to mention the high cost of accommodation compared to the facilities. Soon after, I thought, 'This guy cheated on us after making an alliance with this place!', so I protested to take him to his lodging in Bengalitora right away.