Castle Bijaipur

Christmas Indian style

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December 24th 2011
24th December ’11 Bundi to Bassi to Castle Bijaipur I knew it was too good to last! 6.15 am start this morning and off to get the ‘local’ train to Bassi. This we are told will be one of our highlights no less, having been on plenty of trains I am a bit sceptical. When the train arrived we all piled in with all the Indian people and had a frantic moment of trying to find a seat, ... 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