Little Monk

Escaping the tourist track

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June 21st 2006
Hy again We boarded the local bus this time to Rewalsar. A eight hour winding trip through the majestic Himalayan foothills. Rewalsar is a tiny village with an abundance of budhist monesteries and temples. The village is built around a sacred lake which is teaming with giant cat fish, which seem to pulsate like one living creature. We stayed in a simple monastry and ate extremly modes ... 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