Jaipur - March 5, 2006

Jaipur - Sunday, March 5, 2006

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March 5th 2006
We left Agra by 5pm train on Friday, March 3; and arrived Jaipur at 10pm; into the cab of a pre-arranged taxi driver; two, actually, one at each end of the railway station, since we could have exited at either end and they did not want to miss us. The vehicle operators at this station are reputed to be merciless, on visitors who demur going to hotels they suggest; and have been known to triple the ... 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