Thar Desert - Our camels

The Thar Desert and the Jaisalmer Fort

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October 3rd 2007
The train ride from Delhi to Jaisalmer is my longest train ride so far. The normal duration is 20 hours, but it took us 23 hours. We almost missed it, so we were a little stressed but relieved at first. Fortunately, we shared seats with a nice Spanish couple. We expected the journey to be long (which it was) and boring, but somehow time went by easily thanks to a little "entertainment". We started ... 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