Backwaters

Kerala: Kannur and Kochi/Cochin

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May 8th 2007
I decided to use my 20 hours or so in Delhi to finally sate my desire to see the movie 300. Only one theater in the city was playing it, and it was in a far-off suburb. The subway and buses are too ineffectual/confusing so I had to fork out 170 rupees each way for an autorickshaw. The theater itself was quite nice - the screen was slightly smaller than most US theaters, but the seats were larger ... read more

Asia » India » Kerala

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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