Agra
Pete Writes: Our train to Agra was interesting to say the least. We set off at 1015 (1 hour late) then kicked back for our 12 hr journey. The first 6 hours were fine, just reading and playing cards. There was one guy who made polite conversation (although holding a book to my face did not deter him!) As he left at Jaipur, he said that we might want to freshen up as it would get busy at the next station. It did! We seemed to attract a large collection of inquisitive college boys. We were surrounded by at least 20, above us and on the bunks and around us. I had a little look at the carriages either side to us and they were both empty. We were very much the celebrities(Especially Chloe). It did get a bit annoying after a while, especially when you just want to chill.
Once the boys got off, after an hour of staring, pointing and laughing we were joined by a really nice guy called Kish. He bought us chai whilst we exchanged samosa’s for sweets. We also played several games of cards which passed the time nicely.
Agra is the home of the Taj Mahal (7th wonder of the world). All pictures do not do this place justice. I was amazed to see the shear size of it. I took a photo of Chloe against it, and it made her look like an ant!
Whilst we were at the Taj, we were just sat chilling on a bench, when an Indian family (10 in total) came over and asked to have their photo taken (the celebrity thing again). We were a little wary at first, but after agreeing to it, they all started to sit next to us on the bench and stand behind us. I am sure that the photo will be part of their holiday snaps 
The guest house that we stayed in had a really nice view of the Taj from the roof top restaurant. Luckily our room was next to the restaurant, so we did not have to climb the stairs to every time we wanted to see the view!
Chloe Writes: Agra is all about the Taj and rightly so as it is an amazing sight. The detail on the marble and just the sheer scale of the building is breath taking. It was built in 1631 by an Emperor as a memorial to his wife who died during child birth. That’s some act of love..
We decided on just a fleeting visit to Agra (which was a good choice in the end as all the food we had was a bit iffy) and now have a 15 hour train journey to Varanasi.
Page Gallery
Gateway to the Taj
Taj Mahal
One of the Taj Pillars
Agra Fort
Men working on the stone at the Taj
Transporting stone from the fort
Tags: India
October 2nd, 2007 at 4:20 am
Hi my lovlies
The pictures are fantastic. You will both be professionals by the time you come back.
The trains and celeb thing sound VERY familiar, but at last it makes for an interesting journey. Even the chai is nice although noice from the chai and coffee boy can be annoying at 5am.
Pete - it sounds like you really looked after Clo! (hmm even if you did call her the elephant woman).
Lots of love
TashXXXXX
October 3rd, 2007 at 7:09 am
Hi Tash,
I know what you mean about the Chai man, I can hear his voice in my dreams on the sleeper train :o) Although he’s never around when you actually want a chai.
Pete was a star, I dont know what i would have done without him x
Lots of Love,
Chloe x
October 5th, 2007 at 3:40 am
Hey guys some amazing pics, i cant believe how strong chloes getting during the traveling - picking up the Taj wow!! must be the 10th wonder of the world!! (i’m 9th) ;0)nrnrHope all is well guys!!nrnrNick, Jo, nrnrHey Lillie-Beu is a month old today!
October 7th, 2007 at 6:36 am
Hi Nick,
Lillie-Beu is such a sweet name, give her a big kiss from us and maybe you could email us over a picture.
Chloe is getting strong, she can nearly carry both our bags aswell
Talk soon x