Blogs from Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia - page 10

"It appears that I have made a boo boo. The election is today instead of yesterday. I'm driven and obsessed with doing something significant with my life. To become someone great...Its a burden that I have latched onto myself. Why can't I accept the fact that my life is simple and I am a simple person?" Journal Entry: 05.12.2014 "India has been an emotional test for me. The tug and pull, the hassle and hustle...I feel that I will do what I can to protect myself, but not hold on tight to anything. It is what it is. I find myself chasing after people who I shouldn't be chasing after, while neglecting the ones whom has been with ... read more

Greetings readers I hope you are well and all is good in your world. It's been a ling day today, we left Tordi gar at half seven after our breakfast - today I had porridge! Again it's the little Pleasures in life that you miss lol. So it was a long journey to Agra and tomorrow we get to see the sunrise over the Taj Mahal how very exciting! During our epic journey we mad a couple of stops along the way. The first was to a very old temple which is dedicated to the monkey god and where over 1000 monkeys live. Most of them were in the hills but we saw a lot in the tree outside the compound and then some further on in the compound. There were also,the obligatory bulls / cows ... read more

Day Eleven.... The next day (waking up to see that the squirrel from last nigh was in fact, a bunch of plastic flowers...lol) we were free to do as we pleased, Danielle relaxed by the pool, Rhys kept on the computer and Craig and me had a go slow morning and headed to Pushkar to look at the Brahma temple. We met with everyone for lunch then had a stroll round the ghats, where we thought we had lost Rhys to a cult when he was cornered by a priest and ended up reciting prayers with him. Luckily we weren't too far away before things got too cosmic. We walked around the ghat and went to a spot where you could watch the sunset, but they didn't sell beer. Hmmmm..what to do. After a nice juice ... read more

Geo: 26.9847, 78.1019 Yesterday was the last full day of our tour in India. We are here today as well, but the tour ended after we arrived back in Delhi, so this afternoon is ours to do with what we like, although we are far from any markets or good restaurants, and it is Holi, the ancient Hindu religious festival when people throw paint and water on anyone they can. (This is very similar to Songkran in Thailand, although that holiday is in April, not March.) But even though Holi is also called the festival of colors, I wonder how the paint originally came into play, and what is the significance of the colors? Here the young men paint their faces, their hair, their clothing; this is part of the fun of Holi, a national holiday ... read more

Needless to say that the visit to the Taj Mahalwas one of the highlights of our trip. I can tell you that it was not a disappointment indeed! What an excitement to see one of the most beautiful buildings of the world with my own eyes. These experiences are the reasons why I travel. The best time to visit the Taj Mahal is early in the morning when the sun is rising. At that moment you can see color change of the marble. There was some fog the morning when we wanted to go, so we visited the Taj around noon. If you see pictures of the Taj Mahal, you can't imagine that the surroundings are so big. You pass a gate and gardens before you can see the Taj Mahal. There are two mosques besides ... read more