Prayer Flags in the Morning Sun

Settling in to India

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May 11th 2011
Settling In Having had a rather hectic first day, I proceeded to have a terrible first night's sleep. I don't know if it was the jet lag (4.5 hours ahead), the heat (28 degrees minimum in the night) or the noise (whirring fan on the ceiling above me, car horns honking, cows moo-ing and people shouting in the streets and alleys below my window), but either way it took me 4 or 5 ... read more

Asia » India » National Capital Territory » Delhi

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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