Conforming to the dress code!

The beautiful Taj... apparently!

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December 7th 2008
Jaipur We had only heard good things about this place as it’s on the main tourist route but we didn’t like it at all. It was filthy dirty and all the men from the street shops were really pushy. Kulwant, our driver, drove us to a few of the city’s attractions, the main one being the Amber Fort. The only way up is to trek the 500 steps so off we set in the stinking heat. 100 steps up, stop ... 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