We had two great days in Agra. Driving from Delhi on Oct 23rd, we stopped in Mathura, the birthplace of Lord Krishna on our way to Agra. The Krishna Janmabhumi temple had the highest security we’ve ever seen at a religious place, even topping The Vatican which we’d visited recently.
Not surprising, the Taj Mahal was the first monument we saw in Agra. Ruchi saw it for the first time and I was seeing it after 20 yrs, so we took our time to explore its magnificence.
The next day we went about visiting the Agra fort, by far the most important fort in India from a historical standpoint. Many Mughal emperors had ruled India for centuries with Agra as their capital and the fort as its centre.
We also saw the mausoleum of Itmad-Ud-Daulah, a much less known monument than the Taj, but truly worth visiting for its intricate marble inlay work.
We head to Rajasthan tomorrow and will visit the ruins of Fatehpur Sikri on our way to Bharatpur bird sanctuary.
The internet connection is really slow, since we’re using our mobile phone to connect our laptop online. We’ll upload more pics from Agra and previous trips as soon as we get a faster connection somewhere.
October 26th, 2008 at 10:59 am
nice pic, was hoping fr mre
when will be get to see the pics frm Uttaranchal?
U guys hve fun n take care, tty soon.