Early Morning Taj Mahal

Agra

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January 5th 2010
We headed to Agra by train from Jaipur. We were very excited to be finally visiting the icon of India - the Taj Mahal. Agra was the most intense place so far, we were hassled everywhere from people selling everything from chess sets to Taj replicas. One kid followed us for about 1km trying to sell us a Taj Mahal key ring. He started off wanting 50 rupees and moved down to 5 rupees within 30 second ... 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