After a quick breakfast at the hotel we went to an Ayurvedic Massage Center. We received three types of massages: Ayurvedic, Shirodhara, and normal. Shirodhara was a head massage with hot oil dripping onto the crown of the head/forehead that was worked into the hair through a motion of twists and pulls (at least for Ana) and rinsed with cool water. The Ayurvedic massage and normal type of massage were a combination of torture (we were pounded everywhere with a small hammer like tool covered with a herb stuffed cloth) and relaxation (strong pressured massage). All this was on the most uncomfortable wooden massage table!
In the afternoon we, along with two others from the tour group, went to a Hindu holy man who was going to read our palms, tell us about our past and future lives and provide us with a life solution, all for a small price. In the end we did not do it (we were told we would have to return to Old Varanasi in the evening and Ana was not having any of that nonsense) but we were told the price; for Martijn it would cost an equivalent of 100 Euros and for Ana, a mere, 1500 Euros. We cannot begin to understand the pricing scheme!
We ended our day with a quick dip in the pool followed by dinner at our old favorite: PizzaHut. No we are not just eating PizzaHut here! We are having plenty of Indian food! A few Skype calls with family, a few emails and a blog update!
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