Hotel Abhinandan Mathura
Goverdhan Chauraha, National Highway-2 (Delhi-Agra) Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, 281001, India
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Qutab Minar & learning to Haggle
... together for them (we should tell them about Akshardham!). There's a dude who has paused to take a picture of two women in saris who are sitting on a park bench. He doesn't ask, he's just taking their picture. It's so offensive but no one else seems to be bothered by it but me.
2.) Then suddenly, two people wearing workout clothes, with backpacks and head bands come running up through the crowd followed by a camera man. It's that point ...
18th Nov 2011
... sellers, touts and so called guides - still unlike Varanasi they are not over bearing here.
The grand layout of Fathepur Sikri's courtyards cast in red sandstone is something to behold, it is styled in simple architecture and design but yet it is bold and there is plenty to appreciate.
Like most monuments it houses clean gardens and an array of flowers which adds more colour to the simple red horizon of the walls.
I walked around with 2 French guys ...
The Almighty Taj
... I'm a little concerned that Sean and I might be framed above an Indian families masterpiece after a father handed me his baby for a photo in front of the amazing architecture!
Once we felt that we'd got our moneys worth we headed out of the grounds to a rooftop cafe for a lassi (yoghurt drink) and a brilliant view of the Taj. So our day in Agra was filled with touristy goodness and we can now tick another important world landmark off our list!
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The Famous Taj Mahal
... have to see what they did to believe it and the only way to do that is come here yourself. The Taj is the final resting place for Shaw Jahan and his favorite wife Arguman Bann Begum. She must have been quality!
Agra Fort was another worthwhile stop but the Taj Mahal wins any and all prizes if you want to make comparisons.
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Taj Mahal - one of the seven wonders of the world
... Manjeet our guide we all negotiated getting on the train with no problems at all and quickly found our bench seats in the first class air conditioned carriage. We had a whole compartment to ourselves together with the top sleep bunks which the children loved. All too easy.
Getting off the train again at Agra was similarly civilised, until, to our horror, we watched a woman (trying to get on the moving train with about 5 other ...



