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A clean city has clean walls. And it does!  
   

A clean city has clean walls. And it does!

There were lots of these: A Clean City has Clean Parks, etc. And they really were clean, which was what was so amazing!
Kolkata

October 18th 2011
I’m glad I went, and I’m glad I never have to go back. - Mark Twain on Calcutta (Kolkata) I expected to feel this way about Kolkata but didn't. Many travelers report being overwhelmed by the humanity, the squalor, the poverty. Certainly Kolkata has all these things, but in comparison to the other places we visited I found it relatively tidy and orderly, with many people employed looking o ... read more
Asia » India » West Bengal » Kolkata

Indian Flag 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
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