Nina in the moonlight hoping to see the Taj

Taj Mahal

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January 13th 2009
The Taj Mahal, what can we say but breathtakingly amazing. The most incredible monument to one woman with 20 000 workers from around the globe working over 20 years (beggining in 1631 and completed 1653) you can imagine every detail is perfect. It is flawless, perfectly balanced, amazing. We arrived relatively early to miss the crowds and watched the Taj appear from the morning mist and smoke fro ... read more

Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Agra

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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