Hotel Madhuban Courtyard

Off to see Jaipur

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January 21st 2007
I promise these entries will get shorter as my stay gets longer! Jan 26, 2007 Part 1 It’s a long weekend here in India. Friday was Republic Day, which is the celebration of their constitution coming into effect. Six months earlier they declared their Independence from British rule. Michele went to a dry-run of the military Republic Day parade earlier in the week… armies, tanks, missiles, ... 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