Vikram Palace Hotel
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Wonderful and impressive Taj Mahal
... developed stage of Mughal architecture.
Going through the beautiful building that forms the entrance provides the first glimps of the Taj Mahal. And then……. you see it in its full glory. Its beauty remains a sensation. Your mind starts working out the craftmanship and hardship of the labourers that were involved. You visualise the 400 elephants that helped transport the marble, from a place 50 kilometres away.
Wherever we go in this ...
The Great Indian Icon
... immediate area and have come up with an ancient beauty treatment to clean the marble. They take a mixture of Fuller's earth, Cereal, milk, and lime and rub this on the building and after 24 hours wash it off. It is removing a lot of the impurities and the success is so positive other countries are now using this method.
While on the subject of pollution I have not shown any photos of the filth in India. It is ...
The lure of the Amazing Taj Mahal
... inspiring, luring, Taj Mahal.
So excited, yet sympathetic to our fellow traveller who was bed ridden with a virus, we rose early to visit the Taj Mahal for sunrise. Lining up at the gate for ages, the sun came up, but still the gate was locked. Finally, we entered the grounds of one of the greatest man made world wonders, finally our dream was about to come true.
As we approached the stone gate, we gazed in awe of our first sight of the amazing Taj Mahal. Yes, ...
The Taj Mahal
... from every angle and then walk toward it. To enter the mausoleum you must put on protective booties. We are not allowed to take pictures inside. The crypt is in the center of the room. The family had her husband buried next to her which he had not intended since it disrupts the symmetry. But what a love story. They say when they found him dead, his eyes were open, gazing at the Taj Mahal. ...
A Beauty!
... from behind. It was probably one of the best sunsets I've seen, setting over the streets of Agra, very Indian!
We are now in Jaipur or the 'Pink city' and I suppose we are now getting a flavour of the more 'typical' India. I hate saying that any country has a typical image, but in this instance we are seeing more colour, spices, good markets etc but I'll write more about here another time as right now I'm spent writing, as I am sure you are reading!
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