The Taj Mahal

Trip Start Jul 13, 2006
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Trip End Jul 06, 2007


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Saturday, April 7, 2007

It's some kind of tourist law that you can't come to Inda without going to the Taj Mahal, so off we went... Truly the most remarkable building I have ever seen. Quinn described it as a "teardrop from Allah". It took 10,000 workers, 22 years to build(similar to a home schedule in Calgary these days).

I have this theory that everytime anything is seen and/or photographed it takes away something of its beauty. The mountains along the highway are never quite as beautiful as they are when you turn off onto the trail. And so the Taj with its millions of tourists and billions of photos over the years, has lost some of its shine for me. Every possible picture has been taken from the front and still everyone feels the need to offer a suggestion for the perfect photo spot. So the next morning Chevy and I went to the back side for a fresher look, a path less traveled and that made all the difference.
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