Moving Closer to the God

After staying for two consecutive days in a hostel located in town, I decided to move to a guesthouse closer to the Ganga. Did I tell you the guesthouses in Varanasi are dirt cheap? No doubt it is the cheapest I have ever stayed so far. A dorm bed a night would cost you as low as Rs 100 with free breakfast and free laundry service. Can you imagine that? Aside from the Ganga, I think this is also one of the many reasons backpackers like me start to take things slowly here and continue to extend a night after a night which eventually end up staying weeks here.

Not only I want to move closer to the Ganga, it is also because of the free breakfast provided by the guesthouse. I see breakfast an essential part of the day on the road especially the Chai which I’m more comfortable to take it in a guesthouse compared to that made and served on the street or hole-in-the-wall. Most of the household here has no access to water supply. So from where they get the water? Stop guessing! 

One only needs to wake up to the time and you don’t have to think about what or where to have it. It would be ready before you start to even think about it. You know what I am saying. Furthermore, there are plenty of restaurants and eateries in the Old City near the riverbank.

The most anticipated breakfast every morning

Roof top view over the Ganga

Roof top also serves as common area for hanging out

The hostel is actually located in a 300 years old temple

...with occasional visitors peeping through the window

The hostel I stayed previously is clean, quiet and hidden away from the noisy main street. The room is cosy and the bed is comfortable with a small fan and black-out curtain for privacy. I slept tight every night. It also comes with big locker, AC, good WIFI, free drinking water, fully functional hot shower as well as lots of common area to hang out and swap stories among backpackers. The downside is there is no free breakfast and there is only one restaurant nearby serving Kerala food. Being located approximately 1.5 km from the river is also a minus point. Anyway, I just feel that I want to move closer to the Ganga. I want to feel the aura of Shiva. Period.

Cosy bed with individual locker, fan and black-out curtain

Outdoor toilet and shower

Lots of common area to hang out