Taking a rest at the Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal

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April 10th 2008
We set off early on the train to Agra. A normal train this time - no bunks! I ended up next to an Indian business man who told me all about the trips he went on around India. Then he put an eye mask on, covered himself with what looked like a tea-towel and went to sleep. MP3 player is coming in very useful on this trip! After settling into our hotel and some lunch we set off for the big high ... 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