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    Posted on October 14th, 2009

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    Tying the Knot

    Tying the Knot

    Inside Fatehpur Sikri’s mosque lies the stunning white marble tomb of Shaikh Salim Chishti. Akbar, the infamous Moghul responsible for the construction of Fatehpur Sikri, consulted this saint four centuries ago hoping for a son. Shaikh prophesied the birth of a son, which came true with the birth of his heir (who imprisoned him in [...]

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    Posted on October 14th, 2009

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    Who Let You Out Looking Like That?

    Who Let You Out Looking Like That?

    Beautiful setting, check.   Sincere, happy smiles, check.   Forgetting to take off your embarrassing hat for the photo, check.   Oh Martin. I love you, but that hat’s gotta go.   What do you all think? Are you with me on this?  

  • Uttar Pradesh

    Posted on October 14th, 2009

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    Fatehpur Sikri

    Fatehpur Sikri

    Once upon a time, there was an Emperor called Akbar. He went to see a Sufi saint called Shaikh Salim Chisti, who foretold that Akbar would have a male child. When this came true, Akbar was so impressed that he decided to move his capital to the Saint’s obscure hometown – Fatehpur Sikri. Note that [...]

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    Posted on October 14th, 2009

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    The Tunnel

    The Tunnel

    Back in the day, the Mughal Emperor wanted an exclusive way of commuting between his new capital and Agra. He thought it would be handy to be able to show up in either place without having to travel there with his whole entourage. His solution was to have a secret forty kilometer long tunnel built [...]

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    Posted on October 14th, 2009

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    Agra Fort

    Agra Fort

    If you’re the Mughal Emperor and you’ve got a Taj Mahal standing around on your property, you probably want to have a strong fort next to it to scare away your rivals. That is my (completely untrue) theory behind the existence of the Agra Fort. Yesterday, we did a hurried tour through the fort – [...]

  • Uttar Pradesh

    Posted on October 13th, 2009

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    Taj Mahal!

    Taj Mahal!

    Even if you want to be a super independent traveler, boldly going places where no one else dares (or cares) to go, I say it is still wise to mix in a few super high profile tourist things into your daily sightseeing. Today the turn came to Taj Mahal, a place I first heard about [...]

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    Posted on October 13th, 2009

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    In All Fairness

    In All Fairness

    I’ve been making fun of myself on this site a lot lately, so I figure it’s only fair to point the finger at my favorite travel buddy, my hussie.   Not only does he now have a huge Mexican-style mustache, for reasons he hasn’t been able to explain to me, he’s also started dressing like [...]