Taj Mahal

Being based in Delhi we felt it was probably a good idea to give the Taj Mahal a visit. However I had previously believed that the famous tomb was in Delhi, I was sadly mistaken. The Taj Mahal is in the city of Agra, a 3 and a half hour drive south. We hired a car and driver and rocked up to Agra like royalty. We even splashed out on a guide so we could get some of the history of the place.

Spotting a white woman in India is rare but was a selfie really necessary?

Being a classic tourist (I was aiming to grab that cloud)

The Taj Mahal was a sight to see, the archistructure was impressive with the 4 pillars angled away from the main tomb to protect the central building in case of an earthquake. The Taj Mahal for many people brings about connotations of love, the tomb was comissioned by a Mughal Emperor for his favourite wife, (he had 3), very romantic. The translucent white marble mausoleum reflects the moonlight and in the morning it reflects pink. (Apparently our guide was worth the money). However the inside is pretty basic, two tombs in the centre and a load of sweaty tourists walking around them, would'nt come into my definition of a 'wonder of the world'.

Making of the stones that make up the design in the image above 

After seeing the 5th man made wonder of the world, our guide took us to a place where the stones where hand crafted. Some of the table peices take years to make but they were extremley beautiful. Taken in by the beautiful translucent marble we all made some purchases for our people back home. 

"Get off my land!"

On the way back we stopped off at services which had a pizza hut, don't get me wrong I love Indian food, but it was so refreshing to not have a rice dish for a change, we all gave in and had pizza, worth every rupee.