Former city gate. At the time, Old Goa was as wealthy as Lisbon!

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January 2nd 2007
India map: see http://www.travelblog.org/gmaps/map_2E4.html The provisional itinerary is as follows: 0. Arrival in Bangalore at midnight Friday 26th. 1. Sunday or Monday week 1: Bangalore to Hospet (due North, 8 hours by bus or overnight train), then daily trips to Hampi. 2. Thursday or Friday: due South 8 hours by bus to Mysore. 3. Saturday mid-day: train back to Bangalore (2 h ... 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