During my previous months of traveling, I had met a couple of experienced backpackers that had traveled extensively through India and I had asked them how they had liked that part of the world - strangely enough, the answer had always been the same: "India is different but, hm, it is great!". So, after my seven weeks in China and a relaxing two weeks in Thailand, I arrived in this "different but, hm, great" country. To be honest, I didn't really know what to expect! I spent five weeks in India, mostly in Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh and I understand now what the other backpackers meant: India is full of LIFE - full of bright colors, music, people, cows, smells, just full of everything, all the time - it is like being in a busy market
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