Beat the noise today by waking up at 5AM and getting picked up by my driver (who only speaks broken English) at 6AM to avoid the Delhi morning traffic. Just before Agra we stopped to check out the giant Mausoleum area of Sikandra built "by" and for the Mogul Akbar.
In the afternoon I went to see the Taj Mahal
. And even though people were stepping on top of each other for the picture-postcard photo it was surprisingly enjoyable and a very impressive building. Although the interior was rather small and simplistic. Nevertheless, definitely a highlight of my trip!
Vermied den Feuerwerks-Wecker heute indem ich bereits um 5 Uhr aufstand und von meinem Fahrer (der leider kaum Englisch spricht) um 6 Uhr abgeholt wurde, um Delhi's Morgenverkehr aus dem Weg zu gehen. Kurz vor Agra hielten wir am gigantischen Mausoleum des Mogul Akbar in Sikandra. Am Nachmittag schaute ich mir dann das Taj Mahal an. Und trotz der Menschenmassen und des chaotischen Gerangels um das Postkarten-Photo war es doch ganz schoen dort. Und das Bauwerk ziemlich beeindruckend! Obwohl das Innere des Mausoleums doch ueberraschend klein und Von eher schlichter Natur gestaltet ist. Trotzdem, definitiv ein Highlight meiner Reise!
~Taj Mahal~
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
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