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Taj Mahal... stunning!

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April 18th 2013
After an early start (5am) we hopped into a car – bleary eyed - for the six hour round trip to Agra. Along the way we encountered various sites: cows, pigs and goats… that all apparently enjoy napping in the middle of the main roads. We also saw families on motorbikes (no helmets), mothers clinging on to their babies with one hand, clinging on to the driver with another. Seeing a baby’s tiny ... 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