Delhi from the hotel window

Delhi to Shimla

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August 7th 2010
First day of riding. We catch an early train north to Chandigarh where we collect the bikes. Royal Enfield Bullet 500cc single motorcycles made to a British design of the early 1950s in India. We learn the "endearing" traits of this motorcycle including how to get it started. This point proved very important as we found how easily it stalled when holding the clutch in. Also learned that that I sho ... 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