Agra

So we spent two days in Agra at the beginning of the week. Agra is a good four hour drive from Delhi going South East.

In Agra we visited the tomb of one of the Moghul kings (also known as the baby Taj Mahal), Agra Fort, Sicandra, a carpet making factory, and the Taj Mahal. Our visit was topped of by a stay at the Jaypee Palace (one of the nicest hotels in Agra).

Our first stop was Agra Fort which is a beautiful structure built by the Moghuls in the 16th century. It is built our of red sandstone and is truly quite beautiful. Look at the intricate carving. This was done out of one piece of sandstone.



View from the courtyards.





At the Agra Fort there is a beautiful courtyard that looks out over the Yamanah River. It also looks out over the river to the Taj Mahal. So we had our first view of the Taj from the Red Fort. It was far away, but looked beautiful still. Here is our first taste, and this will be your first taste before I post pictures from the Taj itself.



Our last stop was the baby Taj. Basically it made us want to see the real Taj and it also had monkeys. Tht monkeys tried to attack us. Luckily we ran. Or the running caused them to want to attack us. I'm not sure.