Not content with seeing the Taj Mahal once in a lifetime, today I managed a second visit. With The Italian arriving very late last night, first stop this morning...Agra. The second visit was far less hectic, in fact surprisingly so. From the taxi ride to the queue or lack thereof to seeing the Taj itself, it was calm and very pleasant. Most helpful as my cold had started to take hold and I was feeling a little under the weather.
The Taj second time around was just as amazing and spectacular. The stories about it changing colour throughout the day due to the sun, haze etc are true as today it was a different colour to last week. Honestly, put it on your bucket list because it's so worth the effort getting to Agra to see it.
Agra is an interesting part of the world. Home to one of the world's most recognisable and visited pieces of architecture and yet it's so not touristy but touristy. It's hard to explain but the way of life goes on very normally on despite the number of tourists visiting this city on a daily basis. It's pleasing because it does seem to have maintained its sense of authenticity.
We made the trip back to Delhi in good time - approx 3.5hours leaving us enough time to visit Hauz Khas Village one last time for dinner. I took The Italian to Amour which is where I had dined with Abby, Kimber and TP earlier in the week. After a delicious dinner, we braved the Delhi traffic back to the hotel for some much needed rest before tomorrow's big day out.
Namaste x
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