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...could the people who fashioned the world's most serene monument to love also build on its doorstep one of the ugliest, filthiest and most cacophonous cities in existence? If the heartbroken Shah Jahan's mausoleum for his wife Mumtaz Mahal is everything India should be--spiritual, awesome, peaceful--Agra, with its choking traffic, litter-strewed dirt roads and throngs of grotesque beggars is everything it unfortunately still is. "This not what I expected," says Camilla, 22, a psychology student visiting from Sweden. "Not at all. I mean, you're in Indiayou've got to see the Taj, the lovely...
...INDIA THE PALACE ON WHEELS This eight-day round-trip adventure begins in Delhi, taking you to the Rajasthani palaces of Jaipur and Udaipur, the fortresses at Jaisalmer and Jodhpur and the Taj Mahal in Agra. The 14 coaches of the train?each of them lavishly decorated with silk and velvet fittings?are named after former Rajput states. It's a train ride, luxury holiday and history lesson all rolled into one?and a bargain at $395 per night...
...peace summit at Agra between Vajpayee and President Musharraf collapses. In December, Pakistani militants attack the Indian Parliament complex in New Delhi, ratcheting up tensions...
...Musharraf, sabotaged the so-called Lahore accord because they felt the Army had been left out of the loop. The 50-day battle they launched on Kashmir's Line of Control destroyed any chance that agreement might have had of succeeding. Two years later, when President Musharraf journeyed to Agra for a summit with Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the negotiations broke down because the Indians refused to accept the classification of Kashmir as a "disputed territory," and the Pakistanis became touchy about the mention of "cross-border terrorism." So why should this latest attempt prove any different? Because...
...sooner will pampered feet touch tarmac in each of the six itinerary cities?Agra, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Jaisalmer and Bikaner?than they will be whisked away by limousine complete with a liveried chauffeur and a guide. Turbaned hosts will welcome guests to their former-palace hotels, where, over traditionally themed dinners, they will be entertained by parading elephants, dancing girls and cross-legged musicians. "We're offering tourists the chance to experience the life of royalty," explains Srivastava. At a cost of $3,000 per person, however, you might prefer to remain a subject. For more information on the regal...