One picture madam!

Tea glorious tea!

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August 3rd 2008
Tea glorious tea! Finally made it to the tea museum and tea factory today where I was delighted to see how the tea-making process works. From 'withering' the leaves, to extracting juice through to pounding and sifting until magically lovely tea powder is produced! This morning was all bright sunshine and tweeting birds and the gardens of the place I'm staying at looked just like an English gard ... 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