The Taj Mahal

Agra

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November 9th 2010
The train back to Varanasi was three hours late, so it was a race to be back at the hotel, who were kindly saving a room for me, by 10pm when they close for the night. I had tried to phone them to let them know I was running late, but the phone company seemed to have chosen this moment to cut off my SIM card. By the time I reached Varanasi the train was five hours late, but I jumped in an auto- ... 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