The Taj Mahal

We woke up at 1:30am to see the Taj Mahal!! It was quite painful to get up that early and I'm sure it was even more painful for our driver to to drive us the 4 hours to Agra at 2am to see it. (We had a fantastic driver by the way. I have to give a little shout out to Nermal!! He was fantastic!!) Anyway, we were told that you must go see the Taj at 6am in the morning, because it is better to see the Taj at sunrise. Plus the fact that the later in the day you go it gets hotter and there are alot more people. So it is best to beat the heat and the crowds.

We all arrived at The Taj this morning at 5:50am. We got our tickets got on the golf carts to take us and then we encountered....the husslers....

I never mentioned this before, in any of my other posts but everytime you go to see a historic event you have children, teenagers, men of all ages literally coming up to you with souvenir items trying to get you to buy things. They will walk with you all the way to the gate and all the way to the golf cart when you leave. If you want something they are selling, books, postcards, magnets, you have to bargain. If you do not want anything you are harrassed all way until you close the door of your car or the golf cart that takes you to the Taj. And even then they are running after the cart sometimes. It is truly a sight to see. They are all over you... Ok back to the Taj...

Once we got through the gates we enter a little court yard and then off to the right is the entry way to the Taj...What an amazing sight to see. It can take your brerath away when you see it. I still can't believe that I was there this morning!! It was an unbelievable sight to see. So beautiful and gorgeous! All of us took tons and tons of pictures of the Taj, walked around it and Jackie even gave us a little yoga lesson on the porch of The Taj. It was truly and incredible experience. One that I will never forget and one that I am so grateful to have done in my life.