Bodhgaya 1

India - Varanasi, Bodhgaya, Darjeeling

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March 26th 2007
India - Delhi, Varanasi, Bodhgaya, Darjeeling Left Delhi for Varanasi, train was delayed by 7 hours - something we have become acustomed to! Varanasi was cool, nice hotel, did a boat trip along the Ganges - saw the famous ghats including the 2 cremation ghats and we actually saw a body being burned right in front of us - pretty morbid! Saw some other sights al ... read more

Asia » India » West Bengal » Darjeeling

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more