The Taj Mahal Photo 3

The Taj Mahal

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March 9th 2009
After 2 days of non-stop travel, Joe and I finally made it to Agra, home of the Taj Mahal. We arrived at night and had plans to wake up before dawn to see the sun rise. Well, we slept in, of course. However, we did have the opportunity to have breakfast on the rooftop of our hotel with beautiful Taj views. We headed to the Taj Mahal soon after and were lucky that it wasn't too busy. We hired a gu ... 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