Smithy in front of the Taj Mahal

Agra - Taj Mahal

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October 31st 2011
Today we caught the express train, in Air Con chair class from Delhi to Agra. Clare was impressed with the train service as only took 2 hours plus we had breakfast and drinks served too. This will probably be the poshest train journey we do on our whole trip so told Clare to make the most of it – haha. We left Delhi at 6.15am and arrived around 8.30am. We left our bags in the left luggage sectio ... 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