Red Fort

Agra

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January 5th 2010
We chose to catch the overnight train from Varanasi. After spending longer in Varanasi than we had originally planned, due to Beth’s hopsitalisation, it was a relief to be at the train station waiting for our train. The train was delayed by an hour and a half, and by the time the train pulled out of Varanasi we both were rugged up in our sleeping bags on the top bunks. We had chosen to travel on ... 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