Jami Masjid Mosque, Agra

This lovely old guy showed us around for a small donation. Unfortunately the building is not in good shape. Notice the right mineret in this picture has long ago fallen off, plus there were hundreds of pigeons happily roosting inside. Messy...

The two sided Golden Triangle of Jaipur & Agra (+Delhi)

January 14th 2007
So for the last final handful of days in our year long trip we completed India’s golden triangle. Our first stop was Jaipur in Rajasthan. Known as the Pink City, not because it is the Indian equivalent of Brighton or San Francisco but because the centre of the city was painted rose pink to welcome the visit of Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert. The streets were wide and lined with loads o ... 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

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