Golden Temple

Amritsar and the Golden Temple

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December 2nd 2009
At the crack of dawn the two of us hauled ourselves from our bed and began the next phase of our India trip. A quick 2 minute walk saw us at New Delhi train station - a bustling 24 hour station with half the population of India rushing from platform to platform. Because India has such a good train system the railway is an interesting place as people from all walks of life - from rich to poor - use ... 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