Jama Masjid

Delhi

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July 22nd 2007
Arrived in Delhi with nowhere to stay and not knowing anything about the city in general. Probably not the best way to start. However, we had a Rough Guide to india so felt safe. Found a hotel through the airports tourist information office which seemed nice in the pictures. We were put in a car and driven to the hotel which turned out to be in what apperared to be the slums of Delhi, although for ... read more

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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