A bit of peace - temple in Bangalore

Bangalore, Chennai, Mamalapura, Pondi and to the hills - phew!

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April 19th 2010
We arrived in Bangalore late in the evening and, armed with an address and reservation for a hostel, Mass Residency, jumped in the first autorickshaw. It quickly became clear that this was not going to be a simple as we hoped, even if you have an address. This is partly because of the rapid growth of the city with new areas mushrooming but certainly also by a flawed reference system. Roads are oft ... 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