So we finish two weeks in a rickshaw and do we relax a little and enjoy a little break? of course not. We hop on a train for 26 hours. There was no 1st class on this train so we got the luxurious 2nd class A/C. If this was 2nd class I didn't even want to see the lower classes. 2 of the beds/seats were up top where luggage should belong but we were there instead and the other was a small seat by the window. We were instantly greeted by a roach and he must have really liked us because he told all of his buddies about the silly American's first time on an Indian train and they joined us for the rest of the trip. The trick is not to squish them becuase then you have to deal with the dead bug body, but to flick them in any direction away from your pillow, sorry Mark. We were also greeted by a very large rat who I really hope was not helping cook the food. He did have the skills to drag our bottom bunk buddie's plate quite a distance to his rat layer. Oh Splinter, the things you do... Other than that it was quite nice. Our beds were strung from the ceiling with chains that were about to break so we were gently rocked to sleep through most of the trip. Poor Mark had to manage sleeping on something not really bedlike, but he did have a window seat. We arrived this evening in a town right outside of Viranasee ( i know, spelled wrong) where we took a taxi to our hotel. It was such a different feeling being in a car at night with proper headlights, even if he did hit to cyclists. We went some short cut and ended up crossing the Ganges on one of the jankies bridges I have driven on. I wasn't scared in the slightest because what we just did in the ricky was way more terrifying. After being here all of maybe 2 hours I have seen more white people than I have all month. We are signed up for a 6am boat ride on the Ganges where we will be able to see the Hindus do their morning puja. After all this I wish we could just stay in one place for awhile. I am tired of moving around so much and sleeping somewhere new everynight. I don't think I would make a good hobo. I am really looking forward to what this holy land has in store for us tomorrow. -britt