Up at 5am and raring to go. Today is Taj Mahal day and we wanted to get there bright and early for sunrise. The Taj is only about 800m from our hotel so it was a pleasant early walk in the darkness. There were lots of locals up early too. Some were making the most of the cooler morning temperatures and completing their morning jogs.
Buying tickets was easy as there was no queue and the queue to pass through security was small too. We stood in line. One line for men and another for ladies. Our wait was short maybe 10 minutes before we were in!
The Taj Mahal is such a beautiful building and in the light of sunrise, it looked incredible. We took lots of photos and enjoyed being amongst the tranquility of the gardens. There was a queue of people waiting to have their photo taken on the bench on which Princess Diana had her photo taken many years ago.
The grounds were quiet at first but as we moved around looking at different features, the crowds started to build. We watched the sun rise over the eastern side of the Taj Mahal and marvelled at how it changed colour. We stayed for a while enjoying the beauty of one of the Seven Wonders of the World and watched the world go by.
After leaving the Taj behind we headed to breakfast across the road, then down to the river for another view of the Taj Mahal, from a different angle. Next, it was then back to our hotel to ... snooze.
When we reappeared, we explored Agra, ate some more food and watched an Indian wedding taking place through the gate of the Radisson Blue Hotel.
A nice relaxing day at Agra.
Buying tickets was easy as there was no queue and the queue to pass through security was small too. We stood in line. One line for men and another for ladies. Our wait was short maybe 10 minutes before we were in!
The Taj Mahal is such a beautiful building and in the light of sunrise, it looked incredible. We took lots of photos and enjoyed being amongst the tranquility of the gardens. There was a queue of people waiting to have their photo taken on the bench on which Princess Diana had her photo taken many years ago.
The grounds were quiet at first but as we moved around looking at different features, the crowds started to build. We watched the sun rise over the eastern side of the Taj Mahal and marvelled at how it changed colour. We stayed for a while enjoying the beauty of one of the Seven Wonders of the World and watched the world go by.
After leaving the Taj behind we headed to breakfast across the road, then down to the river for another view of the Taj Mahal, from a different angle. Next, it was then back to our hotel to ... snooze.
When we reappeared, we explored Agra, ate some more food and watched an Indian wedding taking place through the gate of the Radisson Blue Hotel.
A nice relaxing day at Agra.