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We arrived in Agra in the late afternoon Sept. 20. We started with this step because it was THE city we did not want to miss anything. As I said before, the city houses the famous Taj Mahal , and as good tourists we are, we had to go see this magnificent building that symbolizes India.
I imagine the conversation if I had not gone before returning to France:
"You're gone in India? "" Yeah "" And then there is how the Taj Mahal? "" I'm not gone "" Bah, you're not ... then went to India "
So we lifted at dawn, have rented a rickshaw for the day, and went to watch the sunrise over the Taj. It was (unsurprisingly) a highlight of our stay ...
Before reaching, I was excited like a smart, lucky to be able to see for real! A case of stage fright took hold of me and left me only when I got it before me. Behind the front door that protects it, he was there in the morning mist at the far end of this magnificent garden.
We spent a good 3 hours to admire him and his changing colors as the sun rose. We took many pictures of traditional tourists: the classic , I wear the Taj , I want like a bell, there was , seen from another angle and our now traditional balances and Pump It Up (in Album Pump It Up).
was loitering, was surprised by the number of monkeys and I imagined the time of construction, those of the Maharajas and Maharani.
Although most cultured of you must already know everything I need to make a little speech about why and how Taj ...
Built from 1631 to 1644 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, the work was built, according to legend, in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, died during childbirth of their 14th child.
She carries all the sophistication of Muslim art at the time. It's really a wonder (also elected in 7 new wonders of the world !)
The rest of the day in Agra has been accomplished through (or because) of our rickshaw rented by the day ... After visiting a few monuments (Baby Taj, Red Fort, ...) we understood what it meant the scam rickshaw ...
In fact, the driver takes you on a lot of shops, and receives commissions, even if you do not buy anything. If you buy, it may receive a commission of up to 40% of the purchase amount.
While some shops were interesting (Marble, saris, ...) we got fed up with bout d’un moment . Après une dernière boutique où nous avons bu un chaï avec notre chauffeur et le shopkeeper, et où il nous est arrivé quelques histoires bizarres, nous avons décidé de rentrer à la GuestHouse.
Un peu de repos, un équilibre de Thibault qui s’est soldé par une petite ouverture de front, et quelques rafraichissements plus tard, nous étions à la gare en direction de Jaipur.
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