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DAY 2: Agra, Shanti Lodge Guest House

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February 10th 2011
Took a 5 hour bus journey from Delhi to Agra for about a fiver. Got to Agra just after lunch time. Walked up to the roof top restaurant of guest house to see the Taj Mahal from our own backyard! Couldn’t believe how close we were to it. We had some lunch then decided to miss the main lot of tourists and get there for 3pm. Given that we were a 5 minute walk from the entrance, you’d think that n ... 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