Taj Mahal Front Sunrise 2

Agra Sightseeing Fatehpur Sikri and drive to Jaipur

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September 27th 2017
The drive to the Taj Mahal was a lot easier at 6 am. The mausoleum is every bit as impressive as in its pictures (look it up on the web) and there were beautiful reflections in the watercourses that divide the gardens in front. There is a magnificent gateway in front and also two grand red sandstone buildings that mirror each other, and face the sides of the tomb. The western building is a mosque ... 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