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Travellers in India often find themselves in the middle of curious kids.
This mausoleum on Humayun is the pre-thing of Taj Mahal.
Travellers in India tend to find all kinds of interesting photo targets,
like playing school kids.
Travellers in India should check the birds in Lodi Park.
Or the great ornaments.
Local ladies club in Lodi Park.
Early morning drive from Delhi to Agra.
There is this metro construction work going on,
in ten years time you can travel by train from Delhi to Agra.
Now the 200 km take 4 hours by car.
Fellow travelers on the highway.
BTW. We watched a Hindu movie in (ODEon cinema)
called "Highway"
Got the point even without English subtitles.
The director Imtiaz Ali says:
"The film is about discovery of yourself while traveling."
Commuting time.
Also here we have people on board.
Sikandra, another moghul monument close to Agra.
The Mughal emperors
were Central Asian Turko-Mongols from modern-day Uzbekistan,
who claimed direct descent from both Genghis Khan and Timur.
Read more i.e. in Wikipedia:
Main building surrounded by a fantastic clean garden.
Awesome ornaments here as well.
Travelers in India have to try all kinds of transportation.
Travelers to India often have some local outfits made ...
Check the outfits of the Asian ladies!
Always popular.
All travelers in India come here.
Yes, Taj Mahal.
During the Mughal Empire,
the extent varied according to the prevailing political climate;
scant with Babur, extensively with Akbar, but they ruled a land
dominated by non-muslims and most buildings were built
with Hindu craftsmen and labour
under the direction of Muslim artists and architects.
The vegetative tracery, inlay work and most obviously the lotus dome
and finial of the Taj Mahal are all testament to this synthesis.
Nowadays more Indian tourists visit Taj Mahal.
Their entrance tickets are also much cheaper
than the ones for the foreign tourists.
Am not yet used to seeing camels on the streets.
In Rajasthan they are a common sight, told me our guide.
This is how Taj Mahal can be seen from our hotel.
The hotel is located 600 meters from the Taj Mahal
and all rooms, suites, lobby, bar and lounge offer breathtaking views of the monument.
Hotel crew getting trained.
Pool area. Not bad.
In the evenings Taj Mahal, the real one, is not lighted.
But our hotel knows how to get the feeling.
And candle light as at the same time.
