Almost Left Behind

Shimla

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June 24th 2018
It's hard to relax on a bus in India. During the 10-hour bus from Manali the driver only had to slam on the brakes causing luggage to fall 6-8 times, and we only passed one overturned van (see photo). The City Shimla is an attractive city that seems to hang off the hills. It reminds me of Valparaiso, Chile. Roads stretch along the slopes horizontally, switchbacking on the edges, whil ... 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