Holy city, holy cows

Varanasi is just different, one in a million. This sacred town by the Ganges river, is at least once in life the compulsory destination for hindu people. In here, they clean their bodies and souls in the holy water of the river, and they bring the corpses of their dead friends and relatives in order to burn them and scatter the ashes in the river.

At the sunrise, we sailed under the fog, up and down the river, watching all these people in their rituals, it was a breathtaking sight.

But there is time for pleasure too. We decided to take an Ayurvedic oil body massage afterwards. Ayurveda is a health science in India. Needless to say it was so relaxing that it won't be the last :p.

And finally, once out of big Delhi, we saw many cows, the indian holy and respected animal. It is funny to assume as normal to be walking along narrow streets while a cow is walking next to you, or to avoid them with the rickshaw in the middle of a crossroad.

Today is Christmas' eve, it will be weird to be far from home, we will miss everybody, but we'd like to say: Merry Christmas! Even Indians celebrate it!

PS: picture with Raul is attached above, the eternal white holy cow (eterna vaca sagrada blanca) :D