As part of my tour, I was taken to the Qutub Complex in Delhi which was built by Muslims in 1192 who conquered and then occupied Hindu Delhi. During this time they constructed a mosque and a tower, The Qutub Minar. Picture by zeenews.india.com The tower is 220 feet tall and made out of variegated …
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India-The Huge Monkey Problem
There are two types of monkeys in India and they are protected by law since a great majority of the country's population is Hindu and believe in the interconnectedness of all life. There are the Langurs, the bigger monkey of the two. They have grey white bodies and black faces and seem to be the …
India-An Event Remembered, Old and New Delhi, and a Mosque
My plan for my blog was to write about the tour one day at a time. After downloading almost 2000 pictures and realizing how much we did each day, I am presenting India in short mangable bites. I discovered by the end of my trip that India is a land of millions and millions of …
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India-Getting There
Going to India did not only require that my passport was up to date but also that I apply for a visa. A visit to the travel clinic at my local public health department advised me that in addition to the hepatitis and tetanus shots I had received before a trip to China, I …
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