Lynne and Vijay the guide

Days out in Delhi

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January 23rd 2010
Days 2 and 3 spent sightseeing in Delhi. We saw tombs and mosques and wonderful heritage sites but the lasting impression is not just of the great historical places but the whole experience of being in a city of 16 million people, of traffic and rickshaws and cyclists and people filling the roads and pavements, of shanty towns and crumbling streets where everyone is going about their business, co ... 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