Street in Delhi

Our first train adventure!

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January 18th 2009
So we have now moved on from Delhi to Agra which is in Uttar Pradesh and is home to the famous Taj mahal which we visited today. Our first train journey only lasted just over 3 hours and was remarkably calm!!! Yes we were in 3 storey high bunk beds surrounded by indians, with herds of sellers passing through the carriage every second, selling everything from tea to nuts! but we managed to meet a ... 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