The View of the Valley

Finally, the Mountains

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May 19th 2008
We woke up at 4:30am, dressed, grabbed our bags, and headed into the streets of Amritsar one last time to find a taxi. One taxi, one train (our first foray into steerage class), two busses, and nine and a half hours later we arrived in McLeod Ganj, a Tibetan enclave in the foothills (still an impressive 7000 feet up) of the Himalayas. I have to say that my fear of flying can now safely take second ... 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