Taj View Hotel Agra

... road to Agra from Delhi it's about 75 Kms. and it took us FOUR hours to get there. When we got to Agra we got off the bus, walked to the Taj Mahal and went in. There are sooo many people begging for money, of course, because we would give them food and ...

... on their heads.  Sweaty men (and women) dug ditches along the side.  ... what else? Arrival at the Taj View Hotel in Agra after a trip through the dirty town.  The hotel was gorgeous, and we welcomed the clean rooms and friendly ...

We arrived in Agra at around 6am and was picked up by our driver Rampal.  He took us to the Taj View hotel to freshen up before heading to the Taj Mahal.  We arrived at the Taj Mahal in a horse carriage.  Our guide at the Taj gave us its ...

... Brits was a bit of a special treat - they obviously had not smelt Phils' feet......... As a treat, we stayed at the Taj View hotel - 5 star quality (and sniffiness) and as much hot water as we could use. Aftering showering for an hour and a half, we ...

... to pick up, and up, and up. Within seconds the wind had whipped up the sand and dust from around Agra and the air was completely full of dirt. The Taj Mahal disappeared in front of us as if by magic, our visibility decreased to less than a metre and we ...

... quite often on the side of the road). After many photos, we left for lunch around 2:00. We had a buffet at the Taj View hotel. The food was excellent, but the cold water even better.  Any woman will tell you that you let yourself get dehydrated ...

Agra - 8th August We stayed at the (unusually) accurately named Taj View Hotel which was only about 1 km from the monument. We got up at first sparrow chuff to be at the gates when they opened at 6:00. I tried the old disability discount ploy which had ...

... visiting this fort - great views of the Taj Mahal from the ramparts. Later on we wandered down to the nearby 5* 'Taj View' Hotel for a dinner treat. Entering the hotel was like being in a completely different world - full of polished knives and forks, ...

... wouldn't leave him with a lot of spare time.  Let's see, 500 * 1.5 minutes each, .... We then drove to our hotel in Agra and the driver said that if we leave the hotel's grounds, to return before dark.  There is a large fence around the grounds ...

... secrets of their own about the Beauty. The whole visit takes about two hours.  After the trip, we went back at the hotel to have breakfast. Afterwards, Juliette, Tom and I left to visit Agra's fort, while Luka, Annie and Kim stayed to take advantage ...

... bitter taste, but there are stalwarts of grapefruit, as  of the India. You'll find more picturesof Agra at this link. Use the Google translator top of the page: http://mundoporlibre.com/2008/07/agra-y-taj-mahal-india-da-30-de-marzo.html ...

... planning their next steps. Earlier in the day, I had proudly told Peter that our twenty dollar per night hotel was the Lonely Planet Top Pick for Agra. This is what we tipped our waiter for dinner the night before!  He looked scared... After checking ...

... a decent cheap hotel. He came to meet me there, bringing two cold beers, then we headed off on his motorbike to catch a sunset view of Taj Mahal. We sat on the rooftop and drank a special kind of tea (i.e. beer, which was poured in a tea pot because the ...

... off for Jaipur! Saw lots of overturned lorries and I had only seen a couple before. Maybe I normally sleep through it? Back to Garden View Hotel where we stayed on our last visit to Jaipur. I think I am in actually in travel mode now. As Rich Jackson said ...

... !)  but our guide said that there is a shortage of hotels in Agra because everyone wants to come here so it is much more expensive and there are only a few luxury hotels so I guess we had to slum it, just an ordinary 5 star hotel. Agra ...

... Agra Fort to snap a few pictures on our way out of the city. The turret pictured here is Musamman Burj, a tower with a balcony view of the Taj. Shah Jahan was imprisoned here - by his son - for the last seven years of his life.    We ...

... was taken care of and the next thing I know, I am being ushered to the top floor of  the hotel and into a suite with a magnificent view of the Taj and huge sunken bathtub. Wow. The  Taj folks rock! I immediately turned the taps on the ...

... checking in and unpacking we walked about checking out the hotel shops and the shops immediately adjacent to the hotel. We were informed that we had been given a Taj view room, but since it was dark we couldn't see it. We then retired early because we ...

... to Agra. Based on a friend's recommendation, Elana, Alex and Ricki had made a dinner reservation at the classy Amar Villas Hotel in Agra. It was definitely one of the fanciest hotels I've seen in India so far, with 4 beautiful marble fountains in the ...

... in the Tourist Rest Stop, in the LP, 600 rupees for room with air cooler and TV), which may have contributed to our view that Agra isn't as hassly as people say it is! Also in the LP the South Indian restaurant and Zorba the Buddah are absolutely ...