Central Shopping Plaza, Chandigarh

Varanasi and Chandigarh

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April 26th 2007
Since I didn't know where I wanted to go, I neglected to buy my onward train ticket from Dehra Dun until the day I left. As a result the only ticket left for that evening's train to Varanasi was in the AC car. It was about double the price of a non-AC ticket ($10 instead of $5), but it was nice to have AC for once, especially since the temperature was pushing 100* during the day. The car was noti ... 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