Alas, brothers, recently I have returned from India "practice", how to say, this taste, it is difficult to say.
It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a practice, it is simply a comprehensive baptism of body, mind and soul, that is, the baptism is a bit fierce, and it is estimated that I will not go again in the future.
I'm a person, I've always been interested in ancient civilizations, this place in India, the Ganges River and Buddhism, all kinds of mysterious color bonuses, I have always wanted to see it.
I also read a lot of travel guides on the Internet before, what "in India, you never know what will happen in the next second" and the like, I felt very exciting at the time, now I think about it, the stimulation is really exciting, that is, the stimulation is a little unbearable.
As soon as I landed in Delhi, the "curry smell" mixed with other indescribable flavors made me feel a little dazed for a moment.
It's not what I imagined!
Take the booked taxi, bumpy all the way to the hotel, the road conditions are called a "wonderful", all kinds of cattle, sheep, tuk-tuk and tuk freely shuttle on the road, feeling that the driver master is playing the "Need for Speed" India version.
Delhi is a place with a really thick sense of history, the Red Fort and the Jama Mosque are all hundreds of years old buildings, carved beams and paintings, and they are indeed beautiful.
However, this sanitary situation is indeed "impressive", garbage is everywhere, flies are flying, I wear a mask the whole time, for fear that one will accidentally experience a "Delhi belly".
After eating the curry for a few days, I started to miss the rice.
I finally found a Chinese restaurant and ordered fried rice, but when I came up, the rice was mixed with curry flavor, and I was devastated.
Later, I learned that India cook, no matter what the dish likes to put curry, which makes it a little difficult for me, a "Chinese stomach", to adapt.
To travel from Delhi to Varanasi, I opted for the train.
The trains in India, too, were crowded, the luggage was piled up, the carriages were filled with smells, and I felt like I was in a moving "hodgepodge of India".
However, the scenery along the way is good, you can see a lot of India countryside, cattle and sheep, and green fields, which is also a unique experience.
When I got to Varanasi, I went straight to the Ganges.
The Ganges River is a sacred river in the hearts of India, and countless people come here every day to bathe and pray.
I looked at the garbage, flower petals, and ...... floating on the river. The ashes are mixed in my heart.
The power of faith is great, but the health situation is also worrying.
After a few days in Varanasi, I went to Sarnath again.
This is the holy place of Buddhism, the place where Shakyamuni gave his first lectures.
The atmosphere here is much cleaner than that of Varanasi, and the murals and sculptures in the temple are very historical, which gave me a deeper understanding of Buddhist culture.
The next stop is Agra to see the Taj Mahal.
The Taj Mahal is truly beautiful, with its white buildings glittering in the sun, worthy of being a wonder of the world.
However, there were so many tourists around, and I felt like I was participating in a big "check-in" event.
From Agra to Jaipur, I experienced another train in India.
This time the train was a little better than the last time, there were not so many people, and the carriages were cleaner.
When I arrived in Jaipur, I went to Amber Fort, a magnificent castle built on a hill with traces of the war still visible on the walls.
In Jaipur, I also went to the Palace of the Winds.
The palace has many small windows on the outer walls, which are said to be so that the concubines in the palace can see the outside world without being seen by outsiders.
It's quite ingenious, but I don't know if it will feel stuffy inside.
The last stop is Jodhpur, which is known as the "Blue City" because many of the houses are painted blue.
In Jodhpur, I finally had a more normal food, no curry-flavored fried rice and no weird spices.
It makes me feel like I'm alive again.
The trip to India, overall, was very experienced, but also quite tiring.
From the hygiene situation, to the traffic situation, to the eating habits, they are all too different from us.
If I had been given another chance, I wouldn't have come.