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View of orderly Jaipur from the clocktower  
   

View of orderly Jaipur from the clocktower

The Land of Kings and Tinted Cities

March 12th 2007
The last week or so has been a bit of whirlwind tour of Rajastan; a land of kings, palaces, forts, desert, box-shaped stacked houses, and more cows and camels than you can shake a stick at. We've seen and done so much so fast that we feel like we're Team Dave and Suz competing on the Amazing Race in a mission around the world, clocking up miles and checking off sites. In the last week we have ta ... read more
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Indian Flag 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
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