Us on the Ganges...

sarahs birrrrthdayyyy!!!!!!!!!! wahooo!

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May 7th 2006
So. The train to Varanassi (the "Ganga Express"... serious) was an interesting experience. It was a packed train, with a 600 person waiting list! Finding our bunks was a bit of an annoying experience... try walking through several packed train cars with giant backpacks and bags, with everyone else trying to get through, too... in the heaaaat. aaah! The ride was 16 hours, and we got the top bunks. ... 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