Tata India
Agra
Laura writes
The mote running around the edge of reception at our guesthouse in Agra was not exactly fresh spring water trickling down from the mountains. Instead, a decaying stench of travellers stools, floating like ships at sea, slowly around and into a rather blocked up looking pipe. Nice!
Our room was OK. TV. Bathroom. Four walls. But the balcony was a little disappointing, cluttered up with wood, and the roof top restaurant a little slack. Food was either massively disappointing, or by the time it had arrived we had forgotten that we’d even ordered anything.
We found an awesome auto-rickshaw driver, who -between him and his friend- escorted us to The Taj Mahal, The Baby Taj Mahal and The Agra Fort. And of course, included in our day out were two visits to see ‘demonstrations’ of marble and carpet manufacturing. Fortunately the three hundred and fifty pound carpet and four thousand pound marble table was way out of our league, and we didn’t hold back on letting them know. Points for effort though!
Stand back; carpet making in progress
They even let me have a whirl!
Agra, for me, wasn’t the most impressive place in India I’ve seen, but the Taj Mahal exceeded my every expectation!
Rupert trying to be artistic
The classic Taj photo
At night; one of the gates to the courtyard before you enter the main area where the Taj Mahal stands timeless. The place had massive grounds.
The gateway to the Taj Mahal
Just to prove we were there!
LEFT: Me being artistic this time. RIGHT: It wasn’t happy with Rupert that close, although nor was he I don’t think.
We figure, if they want a photo of us we’ll boody well have one of them. Then it was fun, now we have little patients for the “photo please” demands
The following photos are from the ‘Baby Taj’:
The view from the rooftop restaurant of our guesthouse
Tags: Agra, Australia, Darjeeling, Delhi, India, India, Jaipur, Taj Mahal, Travel
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Submit comment? Oh Laura , eat lots of good clean things as soon as you can, the jewel so cruel, love you both , mumki
And that was only the first time! 😉
Two weeks after that I was poisoned with a re-frozen ice-cream and then two weeks after that a gone off milk-shake. Lucky me!
Unfortunately Rupert didn’t escape too light either, some dodgy custard came and attacked him a few days ago. I’m looking after him though don’t worry – after all, I think its about my turn!
Hope all is well in France and wishing you all a Happy New Year.
All my love,
Laura x
*And Rupert in the background give a little wave*
OK… so you are really making me very envious now! What with the January blues and dark cold evenings – ummm really must get my travelling shoes on again!
Sounds so fab – really want to go to India now big time!
NY@NEC was good however very big and the sets not as good as hoped for. So we are all having a well earnt rest from partying at the mo.
Hugs always
Vanessa and Gary
You know, I’ve just noticed we don’t have a picture of Laura actually riding the camel. She did, honest (we do have photos, but apparently not good enough to share with everyone – so maybe one day when Laura’s not looking).