On the bike

"Where the eagles fly, on a mountain side..."!

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April 3rd 2008
Hey! So from the pits to the beautiful Ooty - Previously a hill station for the British in the time of the Raj!! We caught the train from Mettapalayam, where we spent the previous night - and experienced the BIGGEST storm.....the roads flooded and I had to wring my whole skirt out before entering the restaurant which we'd rushed into for dinner. The thunder was deafening and the lightning w ... 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