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Iconic Monument

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August 29th 2008
From Jodhpur I took an overnight train east to Agra to visit that most iconic of Indian monuments, the Taj Mahal. It was going to be a couple of long days now as my time in India drew to a close. We left Jodhpur at 19:30 and I settled into my top berth in 3AC class (three bunk beds with air conditioning). The good thing about the top berth is that you can lie down whenever you please as the lower ... 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