Packed Lunch

India and the Taj Mahal

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March 13th 2007
India, the ‘jewel in the crown’ of what once was the British Empire, treasured by Queen Victoria yet never seen by her? Elephants, tigers and TEA! But we are here on a flying visit (literally and figuratively) to see the Taj Mahal specifically and get a ‘taste’ of the subcontinent. Landing at Delhi International mid afternoon, a short transfer by coach to a railway station on the outskirt ... 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