First Indian Wildlife

Kathleen and Laura in India, P2

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October 5th 2008
Day4 Post-breakfast, Mumbai, Marine Plaza Hotel Inquiring minds details: bathrooms? so far, a-okay, in fact, very nice and clean. Exchange rate?very good (~47 rupees to one U.S.$) Prices? We're staying high end. Tips for guides -- 100-200 rupees; very nice midnight buffet dinner--~$11/each. Food? Based on two meals, both in the hotel restaurant. Really great. Mi ... 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