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My birthday in Agra
We had planned to spend my birthday at the Taj Mahal. The only problem with this plan was that it is closed on Friday. We did actually know this in advance and had planned to visit it on the Thursday but well that didn't work out. Instead on my birthday we went to Agra Fort. The hotel organised for us a very comfortable car but... unfortunately is has ’Raddison Hotel’ plastered on the side. This wasn't a problem for visiting ...
What a result!!!
... National Park. Unfortunately however both the possible trains this morning were fully booked, even in sleeper class! I thus ended up having to book a train from Bharatpur at 3:50pm with a plan to get the bus there at about midday. Upon returning to my guesthouse i was informed by the manager that the Taj Mahal would be free to enter in the morning due to the Eid al-Fitr celebrations.
Doors opened ...
The Taj Mahal - Wow, wow, wow!!!
... in love with his third wife and when she died (after giving birth to her 14th child – ouch!) he grieved and built the Taj Majal as a tribute to their love. (The other two wives probably killed her – just a thought)
When entering the Taj you have two choices, remove your shoes or have these funky little shoe covers - like those a surgeon would wear- James and Ann to surgery!!! Words cannot begin to describe the ...
Taj Mahal
... but every time we stopped somewhere guys, girls and children asked us to have a photo with us, we have to laugh but it is also a little awkward especially as I have chipped my front tooth and am a little embarrassed about my smile.. Still quite funny.
Left the Taj after sunset and walked to hotel and then ate at Maya guesthouse on the terrace having rice, bread and chicken, was a real find, even serving ...
The First Wonder of the World!
... been buried in the tomb, but sadly because of tourists removing some of the gemstones, they have completely closed off that area all year round apart from 3 days a year, and have made a copy on the level that you enter (no pictures allowed).”
In retrospect, we could have done it by ourselves, but it was nice to have someone tell us this and know the good places to take pictures. We could have stayed there all day just looking at ...
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