**This entry is co-authored by Deb and Mom.The Taj Mahal clearly deserves to be on the list of wonders of the world. The thing is freakin' spectacular.
After a hectic day in Delhi shopping the markets and sightseeing we caught a luxury train to Agra (Dan and I were trying to ease my mom and dad into India) to see the most famous mausaleum in the world.
For those of you who don't know the history of the Taj, Shah Jahan built it when his beloved wife died giving birth to their 14th child. They are both buried inside and much about the way the Taj was built is taken from the Koran to look like heaven. I loved the building enough that I asked Dan for one for my birthday -- he said when I pop out child number 14 he'll consider it. I'm already looking for my interior decorator.
The white marble is intricatly inlaid with gems. The whole thing took 21 years to build with 20,000 men working round the clock
The photo above was taken at sunrise across the river from where we were staying. To get there we hired a random dude at the side of the river who completely gauged us for a lift in his tiny boat. The whole ride took 5 minutes. Dan tried to bargain him down a bit but as the dude said "only 1 boat, only 1 boat" -- it's tough to negotiate when there is no competition.
The local people like to do crazy photos with the Taj so we had to join the fun.....here's one of Dan (tee hee)
2 comments:
Deb...should I start buying baby clothes....you have a ways to go before getting a Taj built for you! Tell Daniel that he could be nice and only make you wait till child #10.
Love you...Mom
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