5 Oct 2010
As with most people, our only real reason for visiting Agra was to check out the Taj Mahal. It was well worth the trip. Not only is the Taj itself impressive, but the ground and surrounding fortifications are equally impressive. Rather than bore you with everything our guide bored us with, here are some photos... (the guide really fancied himself as an amateur photographer – hence all the posed photos!)
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| The inner entrance gate to the Taj - complete with semi-precious stone inlaid into the marble |
One of the most impressive things about the Taj Mahal is the symmetry. Everything is symmetrical about the centre line (the line this photo is taken down) right down to the marble carvings on the walls.
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| The Taj with its four minarets |
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| The first of many posed photos! |
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| Just had to be done. It's weird how 2D the Taj looks at this point |
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| Pretty stunning in the morning sun |
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| The minarets all lean away from the Taj by a couple of degrees - to protect it in case of an earthquake apparently... |
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| The mosque adjacent to the Taj (there is a guest house the other side that looks the same - to keep the symmetry!) |
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| The sexy shoe covers that you can wear |
Post Taj, it got serious hot leaving Olivia and I with no other option than to go and track down a swimming pool! We found a great one in a five star hotel and made ourselves comfortable for the whole afternoon, NICE.
In the evening we hopped onto out train to Jaipur – by this time becoming pro’s at ‘training’ so without hassle.
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