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Semester at Sea: Waterways in India (Part 2)

Published March 20, 2020 / / 2 Comments

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My Semester at Sea adventures in India continued with exploring some of the most important waterways in India: the River Ganges and Kerala’s backwaters.

Riding the Rails

Taking an overnight train from Agra certainly wasn’t the best night of sleep I’ve ever gotten, but it was definitely an interesting experience. After a long day exploring Agra and seeing the Taj Mahal we were exhausted, but even sleeping could only use up so much of our 12+ hour train ride to Varanasi.

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Semester at Sea: Delhi and the Taj Mahal in India (Part 1)

Published February 28, 2020 / / 2 Comments

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Cows block the roads sometimes in Agra, India
My favorite kind of traffic jam.

When the ship docked in Chennai, India (which is also known by the name Madras) I wasn’t sure what to expect from this huge and diverse country other than it’s where the Taj Mahal is located. I was beginning to get used to hot, tropical weather as I’d just visited Vietnam and Cambodia’s temples including Angkor Wat.

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