City palace

Onwards To Jaipur

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December 6th 2006
Left Agra yesterday morning and fought with the cyclerickshaw most of the way telling him I did not want to visit any shops e.g. carpets thankyou very much. Jumped on a bus and proceeded 6 hours to Jaipur. Jaipur is a massive city and once we turned into the bus station about 100 rickshaw drivers etc hounded the bus, banging on the sides and trying to see who was inside..pretty hairy stuff! Anyway ... 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