Oberoi Agra

... son overthrew him and locked him into a small part of the palace for the last years of his life. We stayed at the Oberoi Amar Villas hotel, which I highly recommend. Great views of the Taj and the nicest landscaping I've ever seen at any hotel. I'll ...

... added his own touches on top with white marble. He also added the white marble to the front gate We moved on to the Oberoi and checked in after Akbar's tomb. This is an extremely nice hotel. We sat out on the bar patio and drank king fishers ...

... to go see Agra Fort (the 2nd most popular attraction in Agra). Chris and I hung around the hotel and had breakfast until then. Agra fort is a huge (Yogi, our guide, says it is about 500 acres inside). The areas where the emperor's stayed were open to ...

... Imperial Hotel. After checking in, Kim and I went to get our luggage at Sanjay's as we had only brought the minimum for the Agra trip. We took this opportunity to stop at the wine store to stack up some bottles as there is not much wine in the mountains. ...

... and we went back to the area near our guesthouse.  There we got a bicycle rickshaw to take us up the street to the Oberoi Amarvillas for a drink in the bar.  SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PLACE!!  This was truly an oasis in a very crazy ...

... a cup (75 rupees to one pound) in a scuzzy budget guest house.  There is only one top end hotel with  Taj views, the Oberoi which is very fabulous and there is no way they would let us in dressed like this :o)  This old part of Agra is a ...

... one menu!  The view from the roof is of the Taj Mahal (the same view shared by the infinitely more expensive Hotel Oberoi next door). We got a tuk to Agra Fort which was very busy and cost 300 Rs to get in.  Nida had her laptop with her and the ...

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... the need. And so it begins... Greetings from Agra and The Taj Mahal! We arrived safely in Agra by 8 AM without a hitch. Our ride to the Oberoi Amar Villas was waiting for us in his vintage green Ambassador. We all decided to totally splurge at ...

... it.  Agra is like the other cities we've seen, conjested, polluted and noisy. We decided to treat ourselves by booking the Oberoi Amar Vilas.  Our mistake was checking in before going to the Taj.  Some say it is the best hotel in ...

... The only problem was that we did not have a return ticket because they were sold out.  When we finally arrived in Agra we mainlined it to the Oberoi Hotel for a quick break of peace and quiet and a nice lunch.  We then spent the rest of the day ...

... the Oberi Awali Hotel.  It made the Taj Mahal seem rinky dink.  Though, having the Taj Mahal as a neighbor helps.  The Agra Fort really surprised me.  I liked it almost as much as the Alhambra in Grenada, Spain, which is my all time ...

... nbsp; I don't think I'd travel in one though!  We stopped for lunch at a restaurant where the chef used to work for the Oberoi Hotel group and it was delicious!  Shortly after we arrived in Agra.  In the past Agra was a capital city but it ...

... too many people on the streets because it was Sunday. We walked all the way around Connaught Circle. Then we drove south to Agra. It This morning, I saw the Taj Mahal, the most photographed monument in the entire world! It was made by a Moghul ...