On the boat to Green Palace

Mosquely Harmless...

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December 3rd 2011
So we're now in Alleppey, perched in a hut/room which overlooks and overhangs one of the massive canals that traverse the countryside here. But how we got here, that's the real story. After a night which was (as was stated earlier) fairly bereft of actual sleep, we dragged outselves out of bed to power still cut (ie A/C and fan not on) and started to pack our bags. At this point the decisi ... 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