Ah the Taj!  (Nov 26 '06)
We got a really early start to Agra so we could really spend some time at the Taj Mahal. Nareesh got us a tour guide and we checked into the hotel then headed straight to the Taj Mahal. You can't ...
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Home of the Taj Mahal  (Nov 05 '06)
Today we took the train to Agra - this time in general class. This is the way the majority of the locals travel. There are no reserved seats, it's first come, first served. There's quite a frenzy to ...
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The Deserted City  (Jan 22 '08)
Nik and I decided we wanted to stop by Fatephur Sikri upon a recommendation from one of Nik's friends, which was located about 40 km (approx 25 miles) from Agra on the way to Jaipur. We had booked ...
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Everyone knows Taj Mahal, one of 7 wonders of the world but many people have no clue about the city where it resides. That city is Agra, home to Fort Agra, one of the cornerstones of old Mughal and ...
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Akbar City  (Sep 09 '07)
The next morning i rose at 5am, it was just getting light. I packed away all my stuff and got ready to hit the road. I got a bus from Agra to Fathepur Sikri which is 40 km west, it only took an hour. ...
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From the onset this was one of the attractions that we really wanted to see. The drive from Delhi is long, 4 hours, we started at 6am. The day was extremely hot, but luckily a weekday, so not as much ...
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Agra: Taj Mahal, Agra Fort  (Oct 14 '07)
October 14, 2007 / Delhi – Agra We were picked up at 5am to go to the train station for the early morning super fast air-conditioned train to Agra. The 2 hour train ride was uneventful. We ...
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Mausoleum of Love  (Jan 22 '08)
Nik and I arrived at the Hotel Host and were shown our room that was pretty bad with stained sheets and no light in the bathroom. We asked for another room which was next door to the original one ...
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The Taj Mahal, Need I say more?  (Jan 15 '07)
"the Taj lives up to it's reputation"
All I can say about Agra is that it is basically a nothing town. Really! It is not charming or nice. Actually it is the epitomy of dull...except for the Taj Mahal. ...
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The Taj Mahal - the most beautiful building in the world?  (Jun 03 '00)
"The gardens around the watercourses were green and verdant and Indian tourists took our picture at Dianas famous bench. You can climb up the plinth to the first platform and enter the mausaleum barefoot. That marble platform has been basking in the hot sun a day and is hot to the bare foot"
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