22.07.09 Agra

We left towards Agra early in the morning and got stuck in traffic in Delhi and in a city outside of Delhi. After about four to five hours in the car, we finally reached Agra and the hotel there. After settling into the hotel, we started our tour in Agra. We visited the Agra Fort, which is said to be the most important fort in India. After that it was time for the Taj Mahal.

The Agra Fort

The Taj Mahal was beautiful and it's quite impressive how people were able to build all that with the tools they had then. Also, all the work, workers and time that was put into the building is unbelievable. And imagine, that all that work was done for the Mughal Emperor's wife, because originally the building was meant for the Mughal Emperor's beloved wife, but also the Emperor was later buried there.

Taj Mahal

After the Taj Mahal, we were more than ready to go into the hotel and get a break from all the beggars asking for money and people (including our guide) trying to sell us things we really don't want. Either we're starting to get tired from all the traveling, or then the "buy, buy, buy" and "give, give, give" is just even more persistent in India. But we did see few elephants at the street today with all the water buffaloes and cows, which was kinda cool :)

The mosque next to Taj Mahal