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It was a good 200-300 people who paraded by.

February 7th 2008
Thursday This morning, we escaped! Not really--but it's the first time I walked somewhere. Miguel had been to the marketplace we'd visited earlier (with crafts from different states) on his own before and all three of us walked down this morning/early afternoon. It's definitely warmer today--a good thick 75 we thought--so the walk was hot. Bought a bottled drink on the way back, even! Th ... 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

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This started for us to blog about India in 2008 and has been used several times since. Sue went to China in 2011 and helped the girls move around the Southeast in 2012. We'll keep using it to capture pictures and travels! Then: Ireland and the Isle of Man, summer 2017, bicycling in NYC with Road Scholars in Sept 2018, the Panama Canal, again with Road Scholars, March 2019! Then: Since we survived Covid-19 and Mike’s lymphoma, and Sue retired, we returned to Ireland and the Isle of Man in April/May 2023! For our 50th New Year's Eve together, we went to another Road Scholars program, New ... full info

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