Taj Mahal Hotel New Delhi

We flew from Kathmandu to Delhi weather worn from our travels and looking forward to some R&R in our 5 star hotel. we took in both Old and New Delhi. Visiting Red fort, Jasma Masjid, Chandni Chowk, Raj Ghat, Gutuab Minar, Tomb of Mughai Emporor Humayun, ...

... of my ideal holiday...or trip of a lifetime (thanks so much guys!)…and the rest is history J So…WE ARE HERE! New Delhi and I can hardly believe it. The journey via Doha was long but we arrived safe and sound 12 hours after leaving London. ...

Flight to New Delhi and discover the ...

... ;                      (L) tie between Taj Mahal at Dawn and Varanasi at Sunset Best laugh:  When our guide at Varanasi wanted us to buy a brass ...

... ; She is staying the night in Agra whereas I was just spending the day there to see the main sights of the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort before heading back to Delhi later in the afternoon - there isn't much else to see in the city, and it is pretty polluted, ...

Got the brilliant idea to see the Taj Mahal and continue on to New Delhi the same day.  This idea came to me as the train from Jaipur arrived in Agra at 10:30 in the morning.Quickly arranged to have my own auto-rickshaw driver for the day(less than ...

...     - spend all afternoon at Taj Mahal     - take photos at sunset of Taj Mahal     - take train back to New Delhi and taxi to hotel Dinner -     - order late dinner at hotel Longitude - 77E - ...

... just enough to go/come back and eat something. I saved their lifes and lent them the necessary money for the entrance.   The Taj Mahal is really amazing. Huge monument, build around 1750, used 20000 people and was build in 20 years. It was built by ...

... half expect to end up in a crappy hotel even though we have paid for good quality. Finally to the jewel in the crown - the Taj Mahal. To enter as a tourist is 750Rupees ( about $A23) whilst as an Indian it is about 100R. We experience this inequality ...

... through the grounds, which befitted the mausoleum.  This building itself is situated at the heart of the gardens, and is made of red sandstone and white marble.  It cannot compare to the Taj Mahal, but is still impressive in its own right. ...

... down with a frazzled look and exhaled loudly.  They had lived a year in Bangkok, but were feeling exasperated by the scams of New Delhi.  We laughed and chatted and encouraged them to keep pressing forward and find the humor in it all.  We ...

... the grounds opened and it made for nice light, no line ups and a peaceful visit. As we came up to the gate leading into the Taj Mahal grounds and caught our first glimpse of it, it took my breath away. It really is stunningly beautiful and it was hard to ...

... . Our last tour in Delhi we travelled a little outside of the city to the building at Humayuns tomb which were the precursor for the Taj Mahal and many of the designs in the tomb were later refined in the design of the Taj Mahal. We also visited the Qutb ...

... he immediately recognized us and introduced himself. We met our driver and the four of us set out for the Taj Mahal. Like every monument, hotel, mall, and mass transit station there is a serious security parameter around the Taj. And like all security ...

... cooled the temperature to only 38/39 C - last week it was hitting 48C! We had heard a number of negative reports regarding New Delhi from fellow travellers so we expected the worse.....We are pleased to say that surprisingly we liked Delhi as a city ...

... emperor (Humayun) who was the son of the emperor who seized Delhi and northern India. The tomb is a significant precursor of the Taj Mahal, historically and also neatly in the sense of the development of our trip. Architecturally, it is a fusion of the ...

... Completely drained...Riding at night was suicidal...Never again...It was almost an 18 hour day on the road...I looked for a nice hotel when in New Delhi, where I could have a proper rest from the tiring last 2 days. And I realized that my good taste ...

... begitu serius oleh aparat itu membuat saya merasa tak perlu mengeluh ketika barang bawaan diperiksa di mal atau hotel di Jakarta. Subway New Delhi terbilang bersih dan nyaman. Lebih nyaman lagi, ada gerbong khusus perempuan di bagian depan. Peraturan ...

... it doesn't take much to make us feel better. This morning was spent at Humuyan's Tomb in SE Delhi where we gazed on a 16th C. precursor to the Taj Mahal surrounded by lush gardens and felt, for the first time, like we were getting a glimpse of India's ...

... with some friends on my last day!). We also went to Humayun's Tomb which was India's first double-domed tomb (predecessor of the Taj Mahal) and finished off at Rajghat, the site of Ghandi's cremation. Having had a pretty good day, it was followed up by ...

Today we arrived in New delhi and we were escourted to our hotel room and it was lovely, since our flight arrived at night we couldn't do our concert that night so we got a good sleep and the next night we had our concert at the taj mahal and we were very ...