Darjeeling

First glimpse of the Himalayas

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November 20th 2011
Geo: 27.04, 88.2636 I've just arrived in Darjeeling and it's stunning, I got the sleeper train from Kolkata but there was a few dodgy going's on involving was seemed to be the police and prisoner (maybe 2) and some Indian guy being very aggressive with them?? Don't know exactly what was going on but it was right beside me! Anyway, I arrived and jumped a shar ... 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