The ghost city & the pink city - Fatehpur Sikri & Jaipur Photo 43

The ghost city & the pink city - Fatehpur Sikri & Jaipur

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September 11th 2012
After visiting the Taj, breakfasting and showering, we took a slow 1:30hr drive 40km west down the road to Fatehpur Sikri which was once a fortified city between 1571 and 1585 until the water ran out. The whole of the palace and pavillions are made of red sandstone and was really peaceful. There is a 'green bus' that takes you there from the carpark for 5 rupees which is another pollution ... 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