Taj Mahal Palace

... The majestic stronghold of Jodhpur · Bharatpur with its remarkable and lively bird sanctuary · The red stone city of Fatehpur Sikri · The indispensable trip to Taj Mahal at Agra - one of the seven wonders of the world and symbol of undying love.

The Taj Mahal - described by that well known Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore as 'a teardrop on the face of eternity'. I think that's going a bit far, but there is no denying that it is an arrestingly beautiful mausoleum. Romantics like me love it for ...

A la recherche d'un endroit tranquille, nous nous arrêtons au Taj Mahal Hotel garni de 5 étoiles. Les deux boissons coutent autant que la nuit au guesthouse (400Rs =8sfr). Après un certain temps, on nous fait comprendre que nous ne sommes pas la ...

... Indians. Phew. I made it. Now your probably thinking why was I going walkies at 5am for. Well I thought I would visit the Taj Mahal at sunrise, while most of the other Indians and travelers are dreaming. Once I arrived at the Taj, it was covered in ...

... re not paying for a guide". Taxi Pimp assured us it was included in the exhorbitant fare. We did a whirlwind tour of the gorgeous Taj Mahal before it got dark - it really is very beautiful and amazingly well preserved. We got our taxi for the return trip ...

... , home to the Taj, was. We therefore booked a comfy car and took the short drive into Agra, which was, a sh!t hole. However, the Taj Mahal did not disappoint at all and must rank as one of the most stunning man made creations on the planet (2nd only to ...

... ;         We visited the Gateway to India at the waterfront. It was close to the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel were terrorists attacked a couple of years ago. Little kids were all about us trying to hawk stuff. Most of us ...

... plutôt les oiseaux qui chantent que l'on entend ici. Ce mausolé, premier mausolé de ce style rappelle effectivement le Taj Mahal que l'onn vient de voir. Le style moghol est clairement reconnaissable dans cette architecture-ci également. Par contre ...

... , I have not forgotten, O beloved." Rudyard Kipling called it “the embodiment of all things pure.” The Taj-i-Mahal (the Crown of the Palace) was started in 1632, taking 22,000 workers 22 years to complete. It core was made of red sandstone ...

... Jehan was later imprisoned by his son in the final years before his death.  The window look down the Jumana River to the Taj Mahal.    We head back to the hotel for a lazy day by the pool, catching up on our rest, we then ...

... that the emperor would always "fix" the game so that the final winner would always be his current favorite wife. . Now to the Taj Mahal: Like I said before, pictures simply do not do it justice. It must be the ambience around it. We arrived in ...

... I was actually there and I wish I could find a more eloquent way to express myself about how the sun rising over the Taj Mahal looks. Charlotte and I did the typical tourist routine, grinning like mad fools and snapping as many pictures as we could. We ...

... Agra, hotels, restaurants, cafes and siops are situated close to one another, and there's the advantage of being close to the Taj Mahal. There's a nice atmosphere here, and although it has it's fair share of touts, Agra has pleasantly surprised me. I ...

... means all you can see behind it is the huge sky. Despite all western and Indian tourists it still feels very peaceful. The Taj Mahal is a monument built by the heartbroken King Shah Jahan to honour his beloved wife of 19 years, Mumtaz Mahal, who died in ...

... to Agra and the renowned Taj Mahal.               The peerless Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan in commemoration of his most favored wife, Mumtaz Mahal.  Stricken with the grief of ...

 April 26th  12th installment-Agra and the Taj Mahal   Promptly at 6 AM Rampal appeared that the front door of our hotel and we took off to see the famous Taj Mahal.  Cars are not allowed near the Taj, so about 1 km ...

... run by a Finnish lady. The food was good (as was all the indian food I tasted). In the afternoon we went to the Taj Mahal, which is simply stunning. Even with all of the crowds it was still majical.It is actually a tomb, and eveything is perfectly ...

... ist da der Besuch an einem Muslimischen Feiertag da der Eintritt von 750 Rupien erlassen wird :)  basically not much to say.. Taj Mahal ist still beautifull and definatly worth the second visit! but, getting up at 5 am to see the sunrise with ...

... , it was chaos but somehow it worked. Toads the size of kittens in this hotel, but no-one seems to mind. Taj Mahal (means Crown Palace) is fantastic.  The marble is inlaid with precious stones and there are two mosques one either side of the ...