Agra Fort

Agra

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December 17th 2006
After four days, Nick, Chris and I are just about to leave Agra for Delhi. My impressions of this city are mixed. It's reputaion amoungst travellers as a postcard city (the city built around the Taj Mahal as one of our friends described it) was partially true, indeed it is fair to say that without the cities tourist attractions it wouldn't be worth the visit. However, we've still enjoyed our time ... 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