Agra Fort

The Crown Palace

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June 16th 2013
Goodbye Delhi, hello Agra. We left the National Capital Territory and headed for the state of Uttar Pradesh. We were lucky to travel along India’s newest highway the Yamuna Expressway. Opened only 8 months ago, this road provides a link between Delhi and Agra at a speed of 100km/hr. Along the drive we were an agricultural area and the local industry of brick making, a pollution intensive industr ... 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