Having only been able to look at the Taj Mahal from a distance, we finally got our chance to go have a closer look! And i can tell you it's worth it 100%
We started out at 6am, to beat the crowds. and hopefully catch a glimpse of the Taj with the sunrise! We beat the crowds but managed to pick a pretty sunless day. Not to worry the Taj made up for that no problem. Had a few issues with the security at the Taj, seem to pick up on tourists and not locals. Walking up to something so grand and beautiful was amazing.
We got some brilliant pictures of the Taj, obviously got the sit in front of the Taj Mahal Photo(sorry Jo and Jock). Got a little Korean lady to take it, though they are good with cameras.......
We started out at 6am, to beat the crowds. and hopefully catch a glimpse of the Taj with the sunrise! We beat the crowds but managed to pick a pretty sunless day. Not to worry the Taj made up for that no problem. Had a few issues with the security at the Taj, seem to pick up on tourists and not locals. Walking up to something so grand and beautiful was amazing.
We got some brilliant pictures of the Taj, obviously got the sit in front of the Taj Mahal Photo(sorry Jo and Jock). Got a little Korean lady to take it, though they are good with cameras.......
Seeing the tombs inside was quite chilling considering the whole taj mahal was only built as the tomb of his dead wife.... sorry 2nd wife! Romance isn't dead! 
We left for Delhi pretty much as soon as the taj was over, as we've found with many places that hold one structure there really isn't much point staying much longer. We got to Agra Bus stand, where i witnessed enough things to ensure we really did leave then! Next stop was Delhi...
We arrived in Delhi later that day, and we'd planned to go stay North of the main city for a bit of peace and quiet. We arrived at our location in a small suburb called Manja -ku - Tilla. We found that we would be staying in a Tibetan Refugee Coloney!! Walking through the camp we saw the walls layered with pictures of the dead from the Tibetan riots in China, really hard to see and makes you think about the struggle that Tibet is in.
Now I'm not saying I'm boycotting anything though... sorry. Went to Conaught Place in New Delhi which is a weird place, felt a lot like London! We used the Delhi Metro to get around which can only be described as perfect!
On our Second day we traveled back down to the center of Delhi too see the National Museum and Ghandi's Smriti!
Both we're so interesting, especially reading some of what Ghandi had to say. On our last day in Delhi we spent our time looking around the Tibetan refugee coloney, really a special place full of friendly people! Off to the airport now for our flight to Thailand!
Must say we are really looking forward to Thailand! Please feel free to leave comments! Keep checking our Blog!!
We left for Delhi pretty much as soon as the taj was over, as we've found with many places that hold one structure there really isn't much point staying much longer. We got to Agra Bus stand, where i witnessed enough things to ensure we really did leave then! Next stop was Delhi...
We arrived in Delhi later that day, and we'd planned to go stay North of the main city for a bit of peace and quiet. We arrived at our location in a small suburb called Manja -ku - Tilla. We found that we would be staying in a Tibetan Refugee Coloney!! Walking through the camp we saw the walls layered with pictures of the dead from the Tibetan riots in China, really hard to see and makes you think about the struggle that Tibet is in.
Now I'm not saying I'm boycotting anything though... sorry. Went to Conaught Place in New Delhi which is a weird place, felt a lot like London! We used the Delhi Metro to get around which can only be described as perfect!On our Second day we traveled back down to the center of Delhi too see the National Museum and Ghandi's Smriti!
Both we're so interesting, especially reading some of what Ghandi had to say. On our last day in Delhi we spent our time looking around the Tibetan refugee coloney, really a special place full of friendly people! Off to the airport now for our flight to Thailand!Must say we are really looking forward to Thailand! Please feel free to leave comments! Keep checking our Blog!!
