While in India for the Workshop, my wife and I and some friends did a bit of touring. I need to mention again, this was a tourist visit only. I wish we had an opportunity to see some of the "real" India. But, not on this trip.
Agra: Well, the Taj Mahal...what more can you say...what more needs to be said...we arrived after a long drive from Delhi and the first view of the Taj, from the the roadside across from the Agra Fort will remain with me all my life. A wonderful and beautiful sight.....
We went on to our hotel, left our bags and then went on a brief, late day visit to the Taj. We came back early the following morning to see the Taj in a different light and have a longer visit. It is wonderful and does not disappoint.
There are interesting sites in Agra...we visited Akbar's Tomb and the Agra Fort. It is interesting that Shah Jehan, the builder of the Taj Mahal, was imprisoned by his some in the Muthamman Burj (within the Agra Fort) for the last eight years of his life. He died there and was buried in the Taj, next to his wife (for whom he built the Taj Mahal). From the Muthamman Burj, Shah Jehan could clearly see the Taj Mahal...
Imprisoned for eight years by his son...and looking out at the Taj, the tomb of his wife each day...
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