Birds drinking from pump

14th October - Kolkata

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October 16th 2010
Today is my last full day before I check out of Kolkata , my travel agent came good and got me a reserved quota ticket. Yesterday I went to the Botanical Gardens (and honed my haggling skills with the taxi driver). It was very picturesque and a good way to spend a few hours in the sun. I nearly ended up having to take the bus home, due to said dispute with the sole taxi driver outside the gard ... 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