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The amazing Taj Mahal
We got up early and set off on the drive to Agra. We stopped off on the way at an important Mosque called Fatehpur Sikri. We climbed a load of steps to get to the Mosque and then we were stopped by some guy who said we had to take our shoes off to go inside the grounds. That is fair enough as it is respectful in a religious building, but then he …
Quest for the Shipbreakers
Apollo Hotel Room 307 I am in Bhavnagar on a quest to see the Shipbreaking site at Alang. I have not seen another "gori" (white person) in town. Learning the word gori has been helpful, I am now able to tell when I am being talked about and understand when little kids start screaming Gori Gori Gori! I wandered about today and will go to Alang …
Agra and Taj Mahal
Met our driver Mishra in Delhi at 11am and we were both glad to leave at this point. Mishra drove us for 6 hours to Agra (stopped half way for lunch) and we checked in to Hotel Apollo which was well located but a bit of a dump (glad we only stayed one night!). When we arrived, Mishra found us a guide and we went off to Agra Fort (there are lots of …
"the sun and the moon shed tears from their eyes"
... 8217;. It is a memorial built by Shah Jahan for his third wife Mumtaz Mahal, who lies buried here. Shah Jahan was placed next to her after he died in captivity. Anyway that’s a long but interesting story, with one of the most beautiful buildings in the world as a result. When we finish, we go back to our hotel for breakfast and a quick nap. After lunch we are completely ready to our next target; Agra Fort.
Agra Fort is mainly known ...
Varanasi - PART II
... tasty.
The next day we checked out of our guesthouse at 10am and our task before the train was to post some stuff home. After an hour of searching the maze of alleys behind the guesthouse and getting sent off in all directions by "helpful" locals we found the government post office, who informed us we'd have to go to the main post office a kilometre away. Once we made it there we were directed to a man across the road who stitched our package in a cotton sheet, then sealed ...
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