Palace of the Winds

Jaipur

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November 14th 2006
Arrived here, very much bleary-eyed, about 7.30am. After being hounded by 2 wee beggar lassies for about 20min as we waited for the bus, with every other native in the queue checking to see how we dealt with them (violence did come in to our minds) we left Udaipur about 10.30pm. The 'double-berth' was a misnomer, and the cramp/pins and needles, constant horn-blowing and speed-bumps combined to pro ... 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