The train last night was rather late. In fact it left the station 3 hours behind schedule. During the night there were a few stops where lots of people appeared. They didn't appear to have booked seats or possibly didn't even have tickets. They tended to lie or sit wherever they could, even at the end of your bunk. No one seemed to mind.
We arrived at Agra Fort station 5 hours after we expected too. No one else seemed surprised but this is the first train we have caught which was so late. At the train booking office we booked an onward train ticket but we were unable to buy the ticket we wanted, so we settled for another option. It meant an extra few days in Agra plus travelling through the day rather than at night.
Agra Fort station is right next to the famous Agra Fort, hence the name. We walked around the walls of the fort but then followed signs for a Taj Mahal viewpoint. It gave us a distant view from a small white bench in a park. On the map a path seemed to lead through the park to the Taj Mahal. We thought we would walk along the path towards the Taj and finally to our hotel. We might have taken a wrong turn as the park became more like a building site and we found it hard to walk through what had now become sand. Eventually we found ourselves at the river next to the Taj. From here we could walk around the Taj to the area we were looking for.
It was tricky finding the hotel we had booked. The mystery unfolded. We had booked the hotel with its new name but most people knew it by it's old name. We did arrive in the end. We ate at a few local stalls which were nearby. We then bought a few snacks for later and now it is time to rest!
We arrived at Agra Fort station 5 hours after we expected too. No one else seemed surprised but this is the first train we have caught which was so late. At the train booking office we booked an onward train ticket but we were unable to buy the ticket we wanted, so we settled for another option. It meant an extra few days in Agra plus travelling through the day rather than at night.
Agra Fort station is right next to the famous Agra Fort, hence the name. We walked around the walls of the fort but then followed signs for a Taj Mahal viewpoint. It gave us a distant view from a small white bench in a park. On the map a path seemed to lead through the park to the Taj Mahal. We thought we would walk along the path towards the Taj and finally to our hotel. We might have taken a wrong turn as the park became more like a building site and we found it hard to walk through what had now become sand. Eventually we found ourselves at the river next to the Taj. From here we could walk around the Taj to the area we were looking for.
It was tricky finding the hotel we had booked. The mystery unfolded. We had booked the hotel with its new name but most people knew it by it's old name. We did arrive in the end. We ate at a few local stalls which were nearby. We then bought a few snacks for later and now it is time to rest!