well, its our final moments at the great taj mahal. chachi has gotten a bit of a bug that he didn't intend to digest here in agra. but besides the emergancy bathroom rushes, we're both doing great. went to a big old fort today that was really amazing, so much history to take in. and then of course the taj itself in all its marbley shining mosquish glory. i really is unreal to be standing next to this huge looming monument, the pics we took, well it looks to me like chach and i were just superimposed on a blue screen ha! we actually could have stayed in kolkata and gotten the same effect at the local kodak shop, for much cheaper price no?
the train ride from delhi was a bit, well, unplanned...with no ticket in our hands, we rushed to the train station in hopes we might get on the train leaving in just 15 minutes, and with a general seating ticket we attempted and failed at loading onto the cattle car with a bout 1000 of our closest new friends, so instead we illigally rode in the next class up with the rest of the overflow cattle car seating, standing the entire three hour trip to agra. hmmm. interesting isn't the word i would use...welcome to india chach.
but our hotel has been nice with "a decent view of the taj" as their sign modestly boasts, and safe or somewhat safe food to take in.
off again to delhi tonight and then home again to k town tomorrow. which i'll be honest, i'm quite ready to arrive to. delhi, not my favorite of places in the known world. if i wanted crowds and rickshaw drivers ripping me off, well i'd just stay home, at least there i can speak to them. ha.
anyways, more to come and lots of great pictures once i get back to k town.
peace and do think of chachi, not much fun to have the bug when you're traveling.
1 comment:
Weelll...is the Taj Mahal better in person than the light-up hand-held version? Tell Chach that I AM thinking of him, and I hope his stomach is better in no time flat.
I miss you. Reading your blog is like one of my top ten favorite activities of 2008.
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