Agra Fort

Delhi and Agra

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July 30th 2012
I arrived in Delhi on Sunday in the early afternoon. Since I needed to catch an early train on Monday morning, I decided to try and dash over for a quick visit to the main monument in Delhi, the Red Fort, since I would only have time to do one visit. Outside the railway station there is a tourist office hotel booking agency so I went there first. It was useful that I did because when I mentioned t ... 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