Guard at the fort

First stop: New Delhi, India

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January 12th 2006
We have arrived at our first destination! Culture shock hit us at the airport with the hustle and bustle of the city, the old buses, cows and monkeys on the streets and the city smell. We got picked up at the airport and driven to the hotel. The hotel is ok, probably not the standards we're used to but that was expected! We did think we could hear mice but then realised it was the pigeons pecki ... 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