I: In Agra there's not much else to do than to see Taj Mahal and Agra fort. We didn't even do that much... Anyone planning to go to Agra, I would advise them to get in and out as quickly as possible. It was probably the most horrible city we've been to on our trip. The locals are really rude, everything is over priced, and we didn't find anythin...

Quite simply, the Taj Mahal is one of the most spectacular buildings in the world and Agra as a city, absolutely delightful to visit. I really can't believe I'm saying that considering this is one of the true tourist meccas of the world. We fully expected the task of 'appreciating' the Taj Mahal to be a difficult task amist the hoardes of touris...

The best way to see Agra, is by humble bicycle. This is only recommended if you have a sense of humour and low value on your longevity. Agra's streets are not for the faint hearted- they require extra motivation. In the Itimad-ad-Dualah we had plenty of motivation: It is a stunning building. A real highlight of Agra, probably more exciting than ...

Agra is fascinating, if a little traumatic at first. The main reason being that it's well and truly on the tourist trail, and so from the minute you reach the station to the minute you get to your guest house there are touts coming afrter you ('Come see my shop', 'You want auto-rickshaw?', 'Where you from?'). Although endearing at first the nove...

The Taj Mahal was so amazing I took loads of pictures of it from every angle. I'm sure you'll find it a bit repetitive but I just kept taking pictures so here they are whether you want them or not. I went to see Akbar's tomb in the morning and the Red Fort in Agra in the evening and that was my whistle stop tour of Agra. Enjoy!

watched the sunset on the Taj Mahal - the view from our rooftop patio was just okay. the smog in agra is horrible. it smells and hangs and is a bit smokey so it cuts the visibility. met Miles from perth on the bus from Jaipur and had dinner and a nice chat with him. lots of tips for south america got up to watch the "sunrise" but didnt see much ...

Fuer viele ist es einfach nur das schoenste Bauwerk der Welt, doch die poetischste Beschreibung des Taj Mahal stammt vom indischen Nobelpreistraeger Tagore: "Eine Traene auf dem Antlitz der Ewigkeit". Zauberhaft, oder? Da der Vater der Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, ausgerechnet an einem 2.10. geboren wurde, durften wir an uns seinem 138. Geburtstag da...

Agra is home to the great Taj Mahal memorial. The brief history is that a former Mughal emperor's wife died giving birth to their child. To honour her, he had the Taj built as a memorial to her. Every old monument in India has some sort of religious or military history, the Taj is the exception...built to honour a woman, in a country that does n...

I have completed all three of my goals for this trip now. I ate beef in Goa, I've seen the Taj Mahal, and I've worked "Birdy num nums" into a conversation. The train ride to Agra was a killer as it took a total of 17 hours to reach there. After we got off we went to the Red Fort where we had a guide explain all sorts of useless stuff that I'll n...

This time we travelled in style with a driver. Once out of Delhi it is very idyllic . We drove past fields of blazing yellow mustard plants and haystacks right out of a Van Gogh painting. Late that afternoon we made it into Agra. Out first view of the magnificent domes of the Taj Mahal were over the rooftop of the temple at the gate. Even loaded...