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Varanasi

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February 7th 2012
We extended our stay in Hampi by another 4 nights. We had met so many nice people that we didn't want to leave. We also changed our plans to go to Kanha national park as it was too much effort to get there and very expensive. Hopefully we will see some tigers somewhere else. When we booked our tickets to Varanasi everyone told us that it's winter in the north and that it will be cold. I ... 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