Foothills of the Himalayas

TREKKING IN NORTHERN INDIA

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April 8th 2009
30-31 March. Today, we drove to Dalhousie, another beautiful hill town named by a British military commander who wanted a place to go when it was too hot in Delhi and too crowded in Simla. The road was beautiful, with rivers and the Himalayas on the right (north) side. It’s sometimes hard to see out the bus windows because of the hair oil smeared on them. Most folks use mustard seed or other ... 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