Taj Mahal and Us!

Agra Day 2 and 3

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January 26th 2008
Day 2 in Agra began with a lazy wake up and then a trip to Agra Fort on a Rickshaw. Until now, all our experiences of travelling in the Citys have been by AutoRickshaws which are small but moterised - today we had a ride on a proper one - with a guy cycling us the whole way. This was a little more scary to say the least as on the roads in India it is first come first served - and you don't pick up ... 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