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Jaisalmer, Hill Fort and a camel ride

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August 19th 2006
Hi Everyone The journey to Jaisalmer was uneventful and not as long as the last, just 4 hours traveling through dry and dusty country side, although there had been heavy rain and we had to take a diversion to get through to the cityof Jaisalmer. Jaisalmer’s fort is home to many people, unlike the fort at Bikaner which is really a museum. We stayed within the old city walls in a Havelli(Mansion ... 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