Uperkot Fort

7000 Steps to Heaven

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September 29th 2006
We've made our way off the beaten track into the state of Gujarat. After travelling on the trains for 22 hours we've arrived in Junagadh, a quaint town of about 170,000 people (small for India). So far we're quite popular here, not many westerners, everyone says hello and if they don't know any english they prefer to stare and smile. Overall though, Gujarat people speak quite good english and J ... 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