Taj Mahal from River

Agra

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March 26th 2007
On to Agra! We left at eight in the morning which seemed far to early based on our previous half-nine wakeup time. The drive there took much longer than the train would have - maybe five hours. There were a couple of tea stops and Mr Dutt treated us to masala chai at the first - very nice. The second was a much more touristy rest stop which was a restaurant-cum-souvenir shop and looked very pric ... 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