The station master

Train ride through the Aravali Hills

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March 5th 2016
Today we are scheduled to take the scenic ride on the narrow gauge local train down through the Aravalli hills to the little town of Phuulud. We wake early and go to breakfast to find that most of the Germans have already finished. We reckon they have spent not much more than 12 hours in the palace before going off to do the rest of Rajasthan. We decide to take the guide offered by the hotel fo ... 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