Early early morning. The group was up and queuing at the taj by 5.45am. We had a nice scenic, quiet, cow pat minefield stroll along the high street to get there. I think it is fair to say Agra was not impressing us. Highlight of the morning until then was a member of the Taj staff putting a sign with "queue for Indians" in front of me... There was a communal laugh. Immature if I say so myself... We were first into the ground of the taj mahal. Literally ...

Another early morning this morning. But this was probably the most exciting destination. Probably because it is the only place where we knew what we were about to see. The train to Agra took close to two hours to get there. We were taken to our hotel to drop off our stuff before a day of sight seeing. The hotel had a "view" of the Taj Mahal on the dining rooftop. Barely. First was the Red Fort. This was amaaazing. We got a guided tour from a local aswe...