Taj Mahal

Agra

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April 25th 2011
We arrived in Agra still feeling a bit tired and we took a tuk-tuk to our hotel. One thing you must be prepared in India for is persistent and rather irritating tuk-tuk drivers. The guy who picked us up was constantly asking us if we wanted to see the Taj Mahal and Agra fort tomorrow - “no , I just want you to take us to the hotel”. He still persisted and as he dropped us off he followed us 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