February 28, 2013: This morning we went very early to the Taj Mahal. It was still dark when we got there. We were first in line to go in. That's good because it gets very crowded as the day goes on. The story of the Taj is that the emperor Shah Jahan loved his third wife Mumtaz tremendously. He married his other three wives for strategic alliances. So when Mumtaz died, he built the Taj as a tomb for her. It really is very impressive. It's very beautiful and much bigger than I expected.
Later we went to the Agra Fort. It's a fortified palace where Shah Jahan and Empress Mumtaz lived. It's not so beautiful because all gold and jewels have been stripped from it, but the tour was actually more interesting than the Taj because of all the interesting stories.
Then Gavin, Neil and I got lunch at Pizza Hut.
We just kind of hung around the hotel in the afternoon, then went to a restaurant and had a delicious dinner and got the sleeper train to Allahabad.
Later we went to the Agra Fort. It's a fortified palace where Shah Jahan and Empress Mumtaz lived. It's not so beautiful because all gold and jewels have been stripped from it, but the tour was actually more interesting than the Taj because of all the interesting stories.
Then Gavin, Neil and I got lunch at Pizza Hut.
We just kind of hung around the hotel in the afternoon, then went to a restaurant and had a delicious dinner and got the sleeper train to Allahabad.
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