Jaipur, India
Jaipur, a city of around three million people has the hustle and bustle of a modern overcrowded metropolis and the history of a rich royal past
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Agra Fort, India
Don’t let the Taj Mahal deny your visit to the Agra Fort. And after all, it was from here that the imprisoned Shah Jahan looked out at the Taj Mahal, the tomb he had built for his wife.
The Agra Fort is not all red sandstone. There are some marble buildings that were built as part of its ‘palace’ period.
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