The view from our roof

Agra and the Taj

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January 12th 2009
We ended up crashing out early in Jaipur so I guess we didn't see that much...Thismorning was an early start to get the 8 oclock bus to Agra (a 5 1/2 hour trip) that included a minor accident, a chai stop and a minor detour around another crash. We arrivced in Agra and after a somewhat heated discussion with our rickshaw driver convinced hin htat we only wanted to go to the hotel of our choice no ... 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