Author: Brynn
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Day 82-84: Agra with Ameen
Our first day in Agra, the home of the Taj Mahal was perfect. We were greeted at the train station by Ameen our new best friend and rickshaw- wallah. Over some much needed breakfast he set up an itinerary for us for that afternoon and the next day to see…
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Day 79-81: The Ganga
“Older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend, and it looks twice as old as all of them put together.” I can’t think of a more accurate description than what Mark Twain thought of Varanasi. While Kolkata felt like traveling back in time to the 50s or 60s…
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Day 78: British Invasion
We finally made it to the Victoria Memorial on our last day. This is apparently Britian’s version of the Taj Mahal. We will see how it compares in a couple of days. It definitely is a beautiful building. The space occupied over 60 acres including the gardens. While inside the…
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Day 77: Life on the Streets
We walked around Kolkata for our second day in the city. We headed out in search of Mother Theresa’s house and the orphanage run there. We were staying in a relatively nice area of town but the minute we crossed the main road everything changed. The road is closer to…
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Day 76: A Walk in the Park
We spent our first day in Kolkata walking. After getting our train tickets sorted out for Varanasi, our next stop, we headed to the Indian Museum. I had been hoping for an overview of India’s long history but instead got a history of time. The exhibits ranged from the Neanderthal…
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Disclaimer
The next bunch of posts I add are going to be an attempt at describing our time in India. This is a place that can’t be put into words. At least not by me. It’s too detailed and too extreme from what I know to capture it all. The pictures…
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Days 72-74: Back to Reality
Our time in Langkawi flew by and soon enough it was time to fly out. We arrived in Kuala Lumpur with no trouble and found ourselves a place to sleep. Unfortunattely all of our rest and relaxation that we had in Langkawi quickly ended in KL. It was a much…
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Day 66-71: Paradise
As part of our beach getaway we decided to spend some time on Langkawi. It’s a relatively small island off the west coast of Malaysia. I was not disappointed. Since Malaysia was a British colony until the 50s it reminded me a lot of Hong kong. The people all spoke…
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