Varanasi瓦拉纳西
A Sadhu priest more commonly knows as a Hindu holy man on the banks of the Ganges river. 更常见的一个圣人牧师知道银行的恒河里，在一个印度教圣人。
After an initial short and uneventful stay in Delhi I was glad to arrive in Varanasi which happened to be the first destination to really triggered my interest in India.经过最初短暂而又平静的在新德里逗留我很高兴在抵达瓦拉纳西发生的第一个目的地是真正触发我在印度的利益。 A place where you can experience first hand the magic of being in one of the most spiritual and colorful cities of India.在这里，你可以亲身体验了在印度的大部分精神和丰富多彩的城市之一，被魔术。 Varanasi is among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and the holiest for Hindus.瓦拉纳西是其中有人居住的最古老的城市不断在世界上最神圣的印度教徒。 Pilgrims flock here from all over India and beyond to either wash away a lifetime of sins in the river Ganges, cremate their loved ones at the open air burning ghats or live out their final days.一群朝圣者来自全国各地和印度以外的任何洗去在恒河一生的罪孽在这里，火葬在露天燃烧高止山脉亲人或活出他们的最后几天。 As it is said that anyone who dies in Varanasi attains instant enlightenment or “moksha” and is liberated from the cycle of reincarnation.正如有人说，任何人谁死在瓦拉纳西达到即时的启示或“解脱”，是从轮回中解放出来。 I got to encounter just how important the city is to Hindus even before I arrived, as right next to me on the plane from Delhi was an elderly couple where the wife was caring for her terminally ill husband which didn't seem to have much more than a few days to live and wished to go die there.我遇到了多么重要的城市，是印度教徒，甚至在我到达之前，飞机在从新德里到我的旁边是一对老夫妇在那里的妻子，她身患绝症的丈夫，这似乎没有有更多的关怀超过数天，生活和希望去死在那里。
Varanasi is rather small and all it's points of interest are within walking distance so all you really need to do is meander through the alleys of the old city and go on a stroll along the Ghats of the Ganges river and let yourself be absorbed by the experience.瓦拉纳西是相当小和所有它的兴趣点在步行距离，所有你真的需要做的是漫步在老城区的小巷和前往沿着恒河高止山脉漫步，让自己由经验吸收。 For those who might wonder ghats are a series of stone steps that lead down to the water which the city consists of an endless series of but before deciding to jump in for purification bath with the other average 60000 daily pilgrims, remember that on this same 7 KM stretch there are 30 sewers discharging heavy polluting into the river.对于那些谁可能不知道高止山脉是导致的石阶下到水的城市由一个无限系列，但在决定跳净化与其他朝圣者平均每天60000浴系列，记得在这同一7有30公里长的污水排放到河流污染严重。 While the World Health Organization suggests bathing water should have no more than 500 bacteria per 100mL; the Ganges has 1.5 million bacteria for the same quantity of water making it septic so think twice!而世界卫生组织建议洗澡应不超过每百毫升500个细菌;恒河有150万元，用于制造它的水同样如此认为twice败血症细菌的数量！
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But best be warned that Varanasi has also a darker side and boats the reputation of being 2nd only to Agra's Taj Mahal for the amount of unscrupulous touts, con-men and swindlers roaming around.但最好是警告说，瓦拉纳西也一黑暗面和船只被第二的声誉的不法金额仅阿格拉的泰姬陵吹捧，连续的，男人和骗子漫游左右。 As the moment you leave the sanctity of your guesthouse or hotel you will be bombarded with all sorts of offers and questions: Massage?正如当你离开你的宾馆或酒店的神圣你将所有的信息和问题各种各样：按摩轰炸？ Where you go?你去哪里？ Boat ride?船程吗？ Ganja?甘贾？ Where you from?你来自哪里？ give money?给钱？ Buy me candy?我买糖果？ How are you?你好吗？ Need Rickshaw?需要人力车？ Cab?驾驶室？ Visit my shop?访问我的商店吗？ Souvenirs?纪念品？ Silk shop?丝绸店？ Sari shop?莎丽店？ Hungry?饿了吗？ Tour?旅游？ Though they are not nasty or threatening this might get on your nerves but eventually tell yourself that after ignoring them long enough they'll pick on the next fresh tourist meat that's arrived.虽然他们不是讨厌或威胁，这可能让你那么紧张，但最终会告诉自己，不顾他们足够长的时间后，他们就会选择下一个新鲜的肉，游客的到来。
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nice posts…好文章...
just came back last september from a six month backpacking trip and varanasi was my last stop before i went home…去年9月刚刚回来，从6个月背包旅行和瓦拉纳西是我的最后一站之前，我回家...
the place is magnificent and surreal…宏伟的地方和超现实...
i was touched by india's magic in this holy place called varanasi…我被感动了印度在这个神圣的地方称为魔术瓦拉纳西...
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