Agra in all its splendor

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February 4th 2008

Published: February 24th 2008

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thejenwen

On the rooftop

Jetlagged & exhausted...Me w/the Taj in the background.

Agra - not as fab as one may think. It has been the priciest of all the cities. But hey - had to see the TAJ =). Also the Agra Fort & Fatepur Sikri. See pics.

Fatepur is a walled in Muslim mosque - gender differences were very evident in the procession of prayers & burials. Women are no longer allowed to pray at the mosque & they were buried outside & not inside.

Met Rae, Clara & Ryan @ Agra. Rae is from Canada & taught english in Seoul. Clara was just a happy Aussie who was vacationing on her own. She was nice to sympathize about my issue w/Delhi. Ryan is an aussie as well - scientist & traveller. Travelled with him to Banenesh (Varanasi). Banenesh photos to come....

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Taj_01

Woke up dawn to catch the sunset. a bit hazy & BRRRRRRR.

Taj-02

Taj & me

This is a fort on one of the corners.

Taj-03

Taj-04

You get the picture yet? Pun intended...

Agra Market

'Photo photo?' Kids love to get their pics taken. This one has nice color. not sure if it's a boy or a girl...

Agra

Just walking around the market. still deep in culture shock...

Agra Kids

the indian rat pack yeah?

The gang w/beer

Beeeeeeeeeer! We were in search of a bar, but I read the map wrong...& it was too late. But beer in front of my hotel room - not too shabby.

On the Way to Fatepur Sikri

Women hangin on the corner.

On the bus

Ryan & I - our 1st time on public bus to Fatepur Sikri - 1-1.5 hours. Funny dude in the background.

The wheels on the bus go...

Ryan & Andreas (crazy Bavarian guy who's planning a 10-hr bus ride to Jaipur)

The wheels on the bus-02

Cute girl who liked to get her pic taken...

The wheels on the bus-03

These women were great. The one on the right was loud & jolly...she thought my camera was film, so she kept on asking this guy from Kashmir why I was wasting film on her. They were on our trip back as well.

The wheels on the bus-04

A beautiful indian woman

Andreas & I

The gang!

The gates

Inside the holy building...not one of the panels are ever the same. One can look out, but not see in. Beautiful.

Fatepur Sikri-05

The view from one of the design holey-things.

Fatepur Sikri-06

Me in front of some part of the palace

Fatepur Sikri-07

The crane - anyone?

Midel Eaten Food Lovers

Haha. there are spelling bloops everywhere.

Fatepur Sirki-08

asians don't know how to take pics...

26th February 2008

Lynn
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Love the pictures
Hi Jen, You've certainly covered the miles. Amazing all the places you've been and the rich experiences. Must be fun to meet so many new friends, too. I remembered how cold it was when I was at the Taj after looking at pictures of everyone looking COLD. Hope you find that sunny beach. BTW, what's momo? I thought I knew the names of most Indian dishes, but you got me there! Love, Lynn

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