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Agra and the Taj

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January 22nd 2009
It was a 5hr journey to Agra from Jaipur. First stop lunch and we shared a Talli which was amazing and headed for the Taj Mahal. We had to pay tourist price which was Rps 750 each (local price Rps 10). With this you get a free bottle of water and paper shoes (it’s not actually free as you pay for it in the Rps750). The Taj Mahal was beautiful and the gardens amazing. After and 1.5hrs of walking ... 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