Mansingh Palace Agra

... forgot it in the safe tour with a reliable guide. Our hotel, which was close to the restaurant, was Mansignh Palace with 5 star rating. The hotel was good with a clean room, a swimming pool, a good restaurant, and some ...

... marble octagonal tower. Here, Shah Jahan ended his days, imprisoned by his son. His view across the Yamina River is of his monument to love - the Taj Mahal. We spent the night 23 miles away in Agra, at the Mughal-inspired hotel - The Mansigh Palace. ...

... again, we travelled from Agra to Jaipur today and stopped to look at Fatehpur Sikri (this included a ruined city, abandoned city palace and mosque). Apparently this was a city that was abandoned due to lack of water and political reason by the Mughals. ...

Hello everyone, Well we finally arrived in Agra after a long trip from Delhi. The roads weren't too bad but at times the traffic was a little thick. Our hotel is a nice oasis in the midst of a busy city but it does seem to cater mostly for foreign ...

... piece of cotton to the marble filigree windows around his tomb and makes a wish of ones own.   When we return to the Mansingh Palace Hotel - the fanciest Hotel we will be staying in all holiday, we are ready for a sit by the pool.  One ...

... walk into a shop where you don’t intend to buy anything. In India there is no such concept as window shopping, especially in Agra we learnt. You’ll get a very unpleasant look from the shop keeper if you only look around and don’t even ...

... at sunrise from Agra Fort, but it was a foggy morning - so we didn't get those amazing views, but really enjoyed exploring Agra Fort before the crowds and there were so many monkeys!  Then off to the Taj...absolutely incredible!  Lots of people ...

... were late, but an hour after scheduled arrival time I was shaken out of my sleep by Mandy to say that we were pulling into Agra. Not quite as bad as Vietnam, where the guard just came along and yanked the sheets off everybody. We were met at the station ...

A chilly dawn start saw us strolling through the Babur Gardens towards the Tah Mahal with our guide Sharma, passing monkeys, street dogs and joggers. There was already a queue, one side for women and the other for guys and a strict security ...

... the YMCA in New Dehli As you all by now have found out at 11:14 pm UK time we finally beat the horrendous traffic of Agra, turned a corner and came across the Taj over the river, very emotional to all here ! A well deserved final 7km back through the ...

... you to the imposing Amber Fort, ancient capital of Rajasthan. The fort was begun in the 17th century by Maharaja Mansingh, Emperor Akbar's most successful general. Perched atop the Aravalli hills overlooking the Moat Lake, the fort's fortified battlements ...