Agra
The Taj Mahal
Ashby and I
Another Taj view-thats me in the corner
...and another
Agra Fort
Agra Fort
Ashby and I have played "Happy Hours OHNO" so many times on this India trip!!!
(the game is just "UNO", but they re-named it "Happy hours OHNO"
We saw the Taj Mahal this morning at around 6:30 am...It was quite magnificent really. Better than I imagined!
Rudyard Kiping described the form as "the embodiment of all things pure", and poetically I agree with him!
When we were finally let into the gates (after standing in line and paying a slightly outrageous sum of about $15) the structure seemed almost unreal to us.
As the sun came up, the light slowly changed the appearance of the Taj . Time went by and more people begun to flock to this popular tourist place. We left glad we came as early as we did.
It is referred to as, "the most extravagant monument built for love". The story is that the Taj was built by Emperor Shah Jahan as a memorial for his wife that died during childbirth...He really must have loved her to create such a wondrous masterpiece...
The Emperor and his wife are buried beneath the Taj, but nobody is allowed to see the tombs. There are fake tombs inside the Taj that are surrounded by an intricate screen of marble and inlaid semi-precious stones!
Beautiful...
2 comments:
what a lovely place. Cara - are you taking hair growth hormones? everytime I look at your new photos, it looks like it has grown at least an inch!! It's so pretty! I noticed Ashby hasnt written in a while, I hope hes ok. You guys come home in just a couple days right? Was this your last blog? Will you be home in two days? wow, how time flies. I can't wait for your return! I will come see you if you're not too busy. Let me know when you get back. Love ya!!
Tess
have you seen the movie "the namesake"? in it the family visits the taj mahal and there's a pretty good conversation between the husband and wife about the amount of love it takes to create something for someone on such a grand scale. the guy tells her, "all husbands love their wives, but not all of them can build the taj mahal." your blog reminded me of this.
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