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 We arrived in India on 1/25.  Tom had back to back field trips in 1/25 & 1/26.  I spent the days with other guests from our voyage.  The highlight of our week was our trip to Delhi and Agra to see Humayun’s tomb and the Taj Mahal.   The great emperor Akbar had the tomb built to honor his father and of course the Taj Mahal was built as a tomb to honor the 4th wife of Shah Jahan, one of the strongest Mughal emperors.  Humayun’s tomb was built around 1579 and the Taj Mahal was commissioned around 1631.  You will also see pictures of the Agra fort which was the home of Shah Jahan and his family.  This included concubines which were numbered anywhere between 200 and several thousand.  India has been very interesting.  Lots of history, very crowded in the cities.  Traffic is just crazy.  Hardly any traffic lights or Stop signs.  Miss you all.  Time is flying!

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