Today we saw the Taj. Annu was treated like a major celebrity and was the subject of many photographs, some women 'clickers', but mainly men. I expected the queue to be massive as it was a sunny Saturday but I was proved very wrong. The Indian queue was big, but manageable for Sabya, and the foreigner queue was nothing! I know you can't see anything in India without other people there, but I wish the Taj had been empty and I'd had some personal time to enjoy it. As it went were shuffled round it in some kind of order with little time to appreciate the little details.
List of prohibited items on the golf buggy to Taj. 'Helmate' is my favourite
Annu posing in the sunshine
The Indian queue, and Sabya in it
The visual illusion of the Taj through the entry arch. The closer you get the smaller the Taj's arch gets rather than bigger.
First full view
Crowds and crowds and crowds
Beaut
Check the stance
Explorer Annu
Celebrity Annu being asked
... and then clicked
Glittering marble
Another fan
Some more fans
I hate to say it but this photo looks like Rossetti's The Beloved
Final shot on the way out
Finally! An honest window sticker.
We left the Taj and had another alcoholic lunch with Sabya. The food was excellent, and not even too pricey considering its location. Although I can't really judge that because he paid. We had a few hours to kill before our train was leaving so we went to the school that Sabya had built and that he will be opening in April. While we were with him he was constantly taking calls from prospective students and staff. I hope it goes well for him.
Front of Orchid School
'Agra's Sunset Boulevard'
Annu on her top bunk
Riding in style - Sleeper Class
When we got to Delhi I was panicking about missing our station (I didn't want to end up in Punjab) so we got off early and had to jump back on while the train was starting. Thank goodness for the doors being open during travel.
