http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttar-Pradesh/Agra/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , India , Uttar Pradesh , Agra en-us Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:36:38 BST Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:36:38 BST Taj Mahal marks the last and most important Visit in my entire India trip. I swear I never leave India without going there and I did it. Though many shits happened along the way...first heard about riots in New Delhi due to politician uprisings then no train tickets mumbai then no bus operations in Delhi due to Shiva's birthday and their metro subway construction inconveniences. I'll say its w http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttar-Pradesh/Agra/blog-302087.html Akbar's Masoleum and Agra FortFinally after all the hasslecar crash and fucked traffic from Delhi I am at Agra which is like 200km away from New Delhi. It was kinda luck as I just got to realise that Taj Mahal closes on Fridays and today is Thursday 3pm. Had to rush again. This is the most hectic time schedule ever in India after the lazy 8 full days spree at Mumbai. First to Akbar's Masoleum http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttar-Pradesh/Agra/blog-301840.html Hello all ... Think i will keep this one brief as got much more to write about from Nepal which is where i am now. Will write about Nepal in a few days time so keep your beedy eyes out for that oneOK Dave arrived in Delhi on Monday June 30th Definatley the most random place we have met up. Wanted to cram in as much as week could so book a taxi for 12 days to take us to Jaipur Jodhpur Udai http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttar-Pradesh/Agra/blog-301653.html As we write this blog we are sitting on Luckyrsquos Restaurant rooftop with an unobstructed view of the magnificent Taj Mahal imposing itself on the horizon. This is almost at the end of our tour in India only two more nights.A week ago we arrived in Delhi and found the streets round Main Bazaar rd where all the backpackers stay a shithole. The following morning we get to the railway sta http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttar-Pradesh/Agra/blog-300344.html We arrived into the bustling city of Mumbai formally Bombay on the 2nd of July. The phrase organised chaos comes to mind when you witness the workings of such a hectic city and yet with all the noise rubbish and extremely persistent sales men the city has a certain charmOn our first full day we were invited to play as extras in an upcoming Bollywood movie called Rascals so we jumped at this o http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttar-Pradesh/Agra/blog-298694.html Agra struck me as a big urban zoo. I saw monkeys running around outside the train station an elephant being washed by the side of the road eagles flying above the fort donkeys horses and camels transporting goods and of course the usual buffaloes cows and oxen dodging the traffic. As we were only here for the day we left all our luggage at the train station storage and hired a rickshaw drive http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttar-Pradesh/Agra/blog-298474.html NAMASTE again.Arrived in Agra throught the caotic market at 8pm. Hordes of rickshaws motos people animals and cars noisy as ever with the loud incessant blowing of horns including the one from our driver Raju. Everytime he enters a town he starts blowing the horn constantly. I requested to go to a certain hotel and Raju said It is too far out of town. Seconds later Amanda points to th http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttar-Pradesh/Agra/blog-297296.html We ruilden het met forten en paleizen bezaaide Rajasthan voor het touristische Agra en haar mysterieuze Taj Mahal. Het wereldberoemde mausoleum werd in 1631 gebouwd in opdracht van de Mughalheerser Shah Jahan als liefdesmonument voor zijn overleden echtgenote. Dat het zijn veertiende vrouw was dat de bouwwerken bijna 20 jaar in beslag namen dat er 20000 man en meer dan 1000 olifanten aan me http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttar-Pradesh/Agra/blog-297039.html Whole families had already jumped to the platform before the train came to a complete stop. Long gone was the thoughtful man with whom I shared my open compartment. The overnight train from Calcutta to Jodhpur arrived to collect the masses in Agra two hours late at ten orsquoclock in the evening. In a lapse of judgment I expected ushers to bring meals or snacks and would but from him. But http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttar-Pradesh/Agra/blog-297004.html To my esteemed friends family and other readersI am leaving in 5 hours now for a trek into the himalayas. Or at least that's the goal. The first step is an early morning bus to Haridwar one of the more holy Hindu sites where I can bathe in the torrent Ganges. From there we will attempt to make it into the himalayas with suitable destinations being the Kerdanath Temple Nandadevi Peak or http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttar-Pradesh/Agra/blog-296492.html Taj Mahal is regarded as one of the eight wonders of the world and is also a UNESCO World Heritage site . The Taj is the most beautiful monument built by the Mughals built entirely of white marble. The Taj seems to glow in the light of the full moon. Taj Mahal was built as a mausoleum by Emperor Shah Jahan died 1666 A.D. in the memory of his dear wife and queen Mumtaz Mahal at Agra India. It http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttar-Pradesh/Agra/blog-295899.html Sikri is an very old settlement situated in the upper Vindhyachal ranges which is now almost eroded through the vagaries of nature over the eons. It was once situated on the banks of a large natural lake which has now mostly dried up. It is a prehistoric site where some stoneage tools have been found alongwith Ochre painted Pottery which date back to 2nd Century B.C and its prolonged occupatio http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttar-Pradesh/Agra/blog-294329.html 30 June Agra Uttar PradeshI take joy in the stupidity of others. It also helps conquer boredom.Our rail coach was a blend of foreign daytrippers and uppity Indians who enjoy bossing service personnel around as if they were unresponsive oxen. Across from me sat an antsy IndoFrenchman heading a group of college interns on a threeday excursion from Delhi. Conditions were ideal to begin wit http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttar-Pradesh/Agra/blog-293536.html Yesterday was a whirlwind tour of some places outside of Delhi since we will be leaving the city tomorrow. We went to two Hindu temples and saw the place where Krshna was born. Krshna is one of the main Hindu gods and was famous for being a flutist. It was really cool to see all the pilgrims there singing hare Krshna. Then we went to a fort built by one of the Mughal rulers and chilled out b http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttar-Pradesh/Agra/blog-291053.html Ive finally arrived at Indias premier attraction The Taj Mahal in Agra.The Taj is admittedly very beautiful although I must confess that I havenrsquot been completely blown away by it. While most people know the story behind the building of the Taj I will repeat it briefly for those of you who donrsquot. First the Essex versionhellip.. Once upon a time there was this kingy like geezer who http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttar-Pradesh/Agra/blog-286777.html 12.4.2008 AGRA Posledni den.. posledni vylet.. Ten den bylo pekelne vedro. Byla to uz skoro pulka dubna takze se nebylo cemu divit. Na nadrazi po vyspoupeni z vlaku jsme chytli sikovneho riksu ktereho jsme si najali na cely den. Byl to dobry tah protoze nam ukazal mista kam turisti snad ani nechodi rozhodne bysme se tam bez nej asi nedostali.Zacali jsme u hrobky Chini Ka Rauzah primo na brehu http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttar-Pradesh/Agra/blog-285729.html