Darjeeling - Feb. 14, 2006

Darjeeling into Varanasi

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February 19th 2006
Upon arrival in this pretty little town, some downtime seemed like a wise thing. We needed to absorb, sight to soul via brain, the wonder of what we had just experienced on our first Himalayan encounter. We also needed to acclimatise to the dulling effects of altitude change. In addition, signs of an incipient cold-attack were pressing. Enter three elderly, good Tibetan men, the hotelier, the gene ... 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