Agra!

Ok, this place was pretty awesome. We were all a little awe struck to see it in real life. The Taj is beautiful. It was 105 degrees and we hung out for a couple hours.

Historical aside: the Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal emperor Jahan for his favorite wife. While this is a lovely form of flattery, it is kind of mean to his other wives. Also, the thing is huge and there was clearly enough space to throw another wife in there too and make her feel special.









We also went to the Agra Fort (Lal Qila)... though, we were getting a little overheated and didn't spend a lot of time there. It was amazing architecture and lush and petty...and there were monkeys. It was originally the home of a bunch of big Mughal guys... it looks like a city within walls. That said, it was mostly under renovation so we didnt get to see that much of the area.

That's all for now-- Jaipur tomorrow!

Days 1-3

We are all alive and well. So far, no sickness aside from some mild heat stroke-- nothing electrolyte water can't fix. (Note Jacqueline's extensive med bag.)

Hotels and food have been heaven so far. We went to some Delhi sites today and took our first train ride. Went to a lovely garden for lunch (Lodi) that was like a piece of airconditioned heaven in the middle of a rainforest.

We also went to see Humayun's Tomb in Delhi (he was some really unattractive emperor according to Wikipedia). The tomb of Humayun was built by the orders of Humayun's widow starting in 1562. It is a world heritage site and covers a huge piece of land...walking around it gave us heatstroke, so we aren't super happy with Humayun right now.

So, we then took our train to Agra and are heading to the Taj Mahal tomorrow.

Cheers!

The Beginning...

So, we're off on April 27th for India! This will be our photo blog, hopefully decently updated along the way. Watch us go!!