A beautiful local woman

Off to see the Taj Mahal

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August 12th 2014
Geo: 26.9847, 78.1019Up and out of the hotel by 5 am to catch the train to Agra. It was a nice, fast train for the 2 hour trip. We arrived and headed off to Agra Fort. We had a guided tour of the fort and and it was very interesting. From the fort we had our first glimpse of the Taj Mahal. Beautiful even from that distance.We then visited a carpet place that made handmade carpets. The averag ... 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