Agra in Pictures: Part I

As you can see from Matt's post below...last weekend we visited the Taj Mahal.  I could go on and on about how magnificent everything was but a picture is worth a thousand words :-)

It rained when we visited the first day we arrived...and of course there was Bollywood style dancing (see the Indian child in the foreground)!

The three pictures above show the Taj as the sun comes up.  We were there at 5:30AM to see the sunrise...absolutely worth it!  Notice how there are NO people in the frame :-) 

The final resting place of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal.  We were the first ones there after the monument opened and got to hear the famous mystic vibration - an eerie hum created by cool air expanding in the dome of the tomb in the early morning!  Creepy and spiritual at the same time...

This last picture shows the view from our hotel window...ridiculous. :-)

Whoa! Taj Mahal

We went to the Taj Mahal this afternoon. Our trip to Agra accompanied the arrival of the seasonal rains. We had about 20 minutes of walking around the Paradise Gardens and time enough to go inside the mausoleum and then the torrential rains started. Despite the rain we still have some amazing pictures and memories from our visit. When we go back in the morning we will be sure to remember the umbrella this time! Next up is some hot lunch and then suit back up and then hit the Agra Fort.