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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... [read more]
Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... [read more] Blog: Wanna Elephanta?
Date: January 27th 2008
On what we soon discovered to be my last day in India, K and I visited Elephanta. It took about an hour by ferry to reach the Shiva temple caves. Quite beautiful even though most of the sculptures were defaced by the Portuguese, who used them as target practice in the 17th century. I’m now back in cold New York wishing I was lying on the beach in Alibaug. In my hurried departure I didn’ ... read more
Date: January 27th 2008
On what we soon discovered to be my last day in India, K and I visited Elephanta. It took about an hour by ferry to reach the Shiva temple caves. Quite beautiful even though most of the sculptures were defaced by the Portuguese, who used them as target practice in the 17th century. I’m now back in cold New York wishing I was lying on the beach in Alibaug. In my hurried departure I didn’ ... read more
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