Taj Mahal and Agra

(Lauren)

Steve did not believe the taxi would be there, but he was and so began our journey to Agra. The trip was a treat to just sit back and be chaffeured without hassle. However, the towns between Delhi and Agra are very very depressing. It's poverty, but it urban dusty cement poverty. At least in the countryside the kids have grass or fields to play in here it is just dust, dirt, and cement.

We decided to check into a hotel in Agra to put our stuff down for the day. The roof top restaurant had an amazing view of the Taj and we sat mesmorized as we drank our nes cafe and chai. The tickets to the Taj are expensive, well for India, but it was all well worth it. Stunning, glowing, amazing peacefulness is the best way to sum up the Taj. I could have spend a month just in its presence. Master piece. We had a lot of fun posing for pictures with rich Indian tourist who wanted us in their photos. I felt a bit like a celeb!

We conked out for a bit in the room. Jet lag still awful. Then ventured to the Agra Fort which was almost as amazing as the Taj itself. Tons of ruins to explore, palaces, etc. We had a final dinner on the roof and then headed to the train station for our overnight to Varanasi.