The view from the balcony

Delhi Heat

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June 4th 2011
While everyone in England is saying how lovely (or not) and hot it is, here I am in Delhi, and it's definitely hotter! It's 40 degrees according to Google. So I'm spending a lot of time online today, which is kind of silly, as I'm in India, of all places! But I am trying to work up the courage to actually go out on my own! I really want to go and take some photos, at least. So 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