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| The Taj |
This morning a visit to the Red Fort, a walled city, completed in 1573. Some 4,000 builders worked on it over a period of 8 years, and was protected by a moat complete with crocodiles and after that an enclosure guarded by lions and tigers! The whole fort is beautiful and a lovely view towards the Taj. Agra, the town where we are, is much more commercial than any other town we have been to so far. Nowhere else have I seen a KFC, Subway and Dominos Pizza, and they definitely look out of place here.
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| The Red Fort |
Finally, this afternoon, the time came to visit the famous Taj Mahal. We didn't go this morning, as at this time of year the Taj is shrouded in mist in the morning, so afternoon visit instead. We all knew it would be busy, and it definitely was, but still plenty of opportunity for photos, even the famous 'Diana ' shot. To think the Taj was built solely a mausoleum to house the tomb of the favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal, of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. It's grounds are beautifully kept, and the marble shimmers in the sun, it is quite breathtaking.
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| The moat around the Red Fort |
Everywhere we went, people wanted to have their photo taken with us, a bizarre experience. This one old lady in particular took a real shine to Kathryn, and was hugging her, then kissing our hands, she was just lovely.
And then it was time for our goodbye dinner. Four of our group are continuing on to Rajasthan for another ten days or so, while the rest of us return to Delhi tomorrow for the last day of our tour. Sadly had to say goodbye to Mary, my roomy. We've become great mates in the last two weeks, but at least I have another excuse to visit Wellington; catch up with Mary!
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