Taj Mahal

Agra to Jaipur

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May 14th 2007
Well we eventually got to see the Taj Mahal - most impressive, as was the foreigners entrance fee. Timed it so we could see the sunset but unfortunately it was very cloudy and it kind of just got dark... Then went to a nearby hotel with roof top restuarant to sink a couple of Royal Challenges and watch the Taj Mahal dissapear into the night (we were hoping for some flood lights, fireworks, etc.. ... 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