Up in the mountains

Sonumarg

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June 5th 2007
My third day in Srinagar consisted of a one-day excursion into the Himalayas. I woke up to find the mountains completely invisible behind a wall of cloud, but no-one seemed to think that this would matter. On the way, my driver said we would stop at a market - in reality this consisted of driving into a bustling village and him bringing me tea while i sat in the car. When we got to wherever we ... 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