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Relaxation ReadingAmazon Germany Bestsellers Amazon UK Bestsellers Amazon US Bestsellers Cheap Flights From Cardiff Nightlife Mauritius holidays Sharm El Sheikh Holiday Greece Holidays Cyprus Holidays Menorca Holidays Sharm Holidays Clubs London Cheap Portugal Holidays  Lonely Planet: IndiaFirmly ensconced in the budget travel canon, Lonely Planet: India has become as essential to sub-continental backpacker culture as the Himalayan hill stations, Arabian sea beaches and crafty rickshaw drivers it describes. Beyond the frank, thorough coverage of the country's highlights and pitfalls, indispensable maps and a snazzy full-colour guide to India's religions make this sturdy tome an endlessly useful one-stop reference. Though the emphasis is on "budget" travel, there are hotel and restaurant picks to accommodate you whether your budget is US$10 or US$500 a day.More information and prices from: Amazon.com - US dollars Amazon.ca - Canadian dollars Amazon.co.uk - British pounds Amazon.de - Euros Amazon.fr - Euros  The Rough Guide to IndiaThe Rough Guide to India is the essential handbook to this extraordinary country. The 24 page full-colour introduction includes stunning photography of the country's many highlights. The guide has comprehensive accounts of every attraction, from fast-paced Delhi and the sacred sites of the Ganges plain to the Moghul splendour of Agra and the shell-sand beaches of the south. There is also practical advice on activities as diverse as boating through the Keralan backwaters, hiking through the high-altitude deserts of Ladakh or treatments at an ayurvedic spa. The listings sections provide hundreds of insider reviews of the best hotels, hostels, restaurants, bars, shops and museums in every city and village. The authors also give an informed insight into India's history, politics, religion, music and cinema, providing a valuable context to the reader's trip.Amazon.com - US dollars Amazon.ca - Canadian dollars Amazon.co.uk - British pounds Amazon.de - Euros Amazon.fr - Euros |
Delhi Tombs Humayun's Tomb, Delhi Humayun's Tomb is sited near Nizamuddin, the centre of medieval Moslem Delhi. Its construction was begun in 1564 after the second Mughal emperor's death by his widow Haji Begum, mother of Akbar. Built on a magnificent podium overlooking the quartered garden, it was built of red sandstone and inlaid with black and white marble. It shows considerable Persian influence.  Gardens around Humayun's Tomb, Delhi Humayun's tomb actually includes over a hundred graves. The grounds were also used for the burial of prominent nobles in smaller but architecturally impressive tombs in the garden.  Garden tombs Some of these tombs are of uncertain origin and may predate Humayun's tomb itself. One may be that of Babur, the first emperor and father of Humayun. Kuoni World Class offers, luxury worldwide holidays
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 The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857by William DalrympleOn a dark evening in November 1862, a cheap coffin is buried in eerie silence. There are no lamentations or panegyrics, for the British Commissioner in charge has insisted, 'No vesting will remain to distinguish where the last of the Great Mughals rests.' This Mughal is Bahadur Shah Zafar II, one of the most tolerant and likeable of his remarkable dynasty who found himself leader of a violent and doomed uprising. The Siege of Delhi was the Raj's Stalingrad, the end of both Mughal power and a remarkable culture. More information and prices from: Amazon.com - US dollars Amazon.ca - Canadian dollars Amazon.co.uk - British pounds Amazon.de - Euros Amazon.fr - Euros |
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