We were there!

Taj Mahal, Agra : This is why we came to India!

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February 21st 2010
After our unusual welcome to Agra, the train dropped us at Agra Fort station at 6.15am. We took our time to get our bearings before finally getting a tuk-tuk to take us to our pre-booked hotel. A minute up the road a guy with slicked back hair hopped in with the driver and began to talk to us. He was very chatty but we were in no mood to talk. I needed a place to rest, having gotten no sleep t ... 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