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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]
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] Blog: The Ancient Hindu City Of Varanasi
Date: January 30th 2007
So, first impressions of India were not good! After a long bus ride to Sonauli, we decided to get another bus straight to Gorakhpur so that we would be able to get the train to Varanasi the following morning. As we crossed the border, i'm not sure what we were expecting but what we found was very similar to parts of Nepal. Dirty, crowded and pushy! We were shown in the direction of the bus we need ... read more
Date: January 30th 2007
So, first impressions of India were not good! After a long bus ride to Sonauli, we decided to get another bus straight to Gorakhpur so that we would be able to get the train to Varanasi the following morning. As we crossed the border, i'm not sure what we were expecting but what we found was very similar to parts of Nepal. Dirty, crowded and pushy! We were shown in the direction of the bus we need ... read more
