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Sunday snapshots – Sunrise at Taj Mahal
Blog: Sophie's World - 12 February 2012
6:15 am Taj Mahal: romance and tragedy Even though it’s a mausoleum, a funeral mosque, the Taj Mahal must surely be one of the most romantic buildings in the world. But then romance and tragedy often seem to go hand in hand, don’t they? In 1631, Mumtaz Mahal, wife of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, dies [...]Sunday snapshots – Sunrise at Taj Mahal is a post from Sophie's World
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Día 4: Agra (Viaje al norte de la India)
Blog: Diario de a bordo - 6 May 2011
Agra, 12 de enero de 2011Ni en mil años me hubiera imaginado que en primera noche en un tren indio iba a dormir como un tronco. Quizás el Orfidal que me dio Sonia me sirvió para dormir más de 10 horas a pesar de las flatulencias de medio vagón. Estuve perreando en mi litera durante un rato hasta que, hacia las 12 del mediodía, me levanté por fin.
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Enter Rajasthan
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 20 March 2011
At 4:15 am, there wasn’t exactly the abundance of autorickshaws that the hotel receptionist had claimed there would be, but after a few moments of worry, I found one. The driver tried to take advantage of my lack of options by quoting a price that was three times what it took me to get the [...]
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Photo Essay: The Taj Mahal + 5 Things You Don’t Often Hear About It
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 14 March 2011
1. You can see the Taj Mahal from the roof of many nearby hotels. Many of them have conveniently placed (overpriced) restaurants on their rooftops. I got my first glimpse of the Taj Mahal while having lunch on my hotel’s roof. 2. At the main entrance, the Taj Mahal ticket office is not next to [...]
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The Teardrop of Agra
Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 11 February 2011
Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore described the Taj Mahal as "a teardrop on the face of eternity", and his elegant phrasing came irresistibly to mind when I visited the famous Moghul tomb on Wednesday.I arrived near the west gate of the complex before dawn on a chilly morning, dropped off by a tuk-tuk after a ride through scrappy narrow streets, dodging the rare passer-by and stray wandering dogs. Now I had to walk 200 metres or so down a dark laneway past closed restaurants and budget hotels to the gate.
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Photo Favorite: India’s Coolest Tuk-Tuk Driver
Blog: GoBackpacking - 2 January 2011
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Souvenir Saturday: Agra Marble
Blog: GoBackpacking - 18 December 2010
Last year, I featured a few of my memorable souvenirs (Thai Beer Can Tuk-Tuk and Tibetan Prayer Wheel) from a trip around the world. They were a lot of fun to share, so I’m bringing the idea back as a series every other Saturday. If you have a unique souvenir or story to share, please [...]---------Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog.Membership includes 12 lessons, community forum, audio interviews, and a blog.
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Photo Favorite: A Different View of the Taj Mahal
Blog: GoBackpacking - 12 December 2010
This random shot from a corner angle immediately became my favorite photo of the day.---------Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog.Membership includes 12 lessons, community forum, audio interviews, and a blog.
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Both Ways Around The Roundabout: Traffic In India
Blog: Quillcards - 19 May 2010
This scene is in Varanasi, but the traffic is like this in all the cities in India we have visited. I cannot imagine what it is like to work as a rickshaw driver in this heady cocktail of fumes every day for years and years, as many do. The rickshaw in the photo above is a [...]Both Ways Around The Roundabout: Traffic In India is a post from: Quillcards
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Photo of the Week – Agra, India
Blog: Ottsworld - 7 May 2010
Squaring it Up – Agra, India View of the Taj Mahal from the Agra Fort; a different perspective of the famous and often photographed site. It was just as spectacular seeing it from the walls of the old Agra Fort. To see more Photo Friday around the web – check out Delicious Baby for more travel photos! Stumble upon [...]
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Taj Mahal, Two Times a Charm
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 11 March 2010
We arrived for the second time to Agra on a beautiful sunny afternoon. We didn't go to the Taj Mahal until the third day of our arrival. We instead spent the days relaxing, writing and chatting with other tourists. Finally after viewing it from every surrounding rooftop and angle, we managed to wake ourselves up at 5:00 am to beat it to the front of the line. We felt like old pros by now and kept that not so interested look on our faces as we listened to the excited conversations around us.
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Lady in the Golden Triangle
Blog: A Lady in London - 23 December 2009
Destination #1: DelhiMy most recent adventure was a very last-minute trip to India. Two weeks before I left, I bought a plane ticket and wrangled a visa from the crazy India visa office in London. I spent a few hours one morning booking seven trains and three flights. I found hotels, packed, and made sure I wasn't forgetting anything. With all that done, I jetted off to Delhi in a comfy seat on a 747 thanks to a last-minute upgrade from BA.
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Out of Delhi, Out of Dodge
Blog: Passed Ports: images and anecdotes from our travels - 21 December 2009
After only 2 full days in Delhi we decided to get out of dodge. Though Delhi has some nice sites (the Jama Masjid mosque – India’s largest – was especially impressive), they were not enough to make up for the constant noise, honking and filth that dominate the city. I’ve been in plenty of loud, dirty, [...]
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Holy Cow!
Blog: the reX-Files.ca - 6 December 2009
By Monika Terfloth – Part 8 of 10 of the Mother in-law in Nepal and India series. Hello All! Seriously, I don’t know where to begin. So much of what I have seen defies description! We landed in New Delhi a day later than expected, so we will have a brief stay in Delhi before we return [...]
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Friday Flashback – The Taj Mahal & Red Fort in Agra, India
Blog: GoBackpacking - 6 November 2009
On the overnight train from Varanasi to Agra, I saw my first purple sunset and met a Parisian by the name of Laura, who would eventually show me around her home town. Agra surprised me in that even the budget backpacker hotels had stunning views of the Taj Mahal, at least on the rooftop where meals [...]Buy travel insurance from Worldnomads.com (Lonely Planet's preferred carrier)
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the Taj.
Blog: Leave Me Here - 27 October 2009
Possibly our greatest day in India, the Taj was legit. Cmon Tuk, Leeetts go! Oh My Stoked. Taj! Inside and out with some home comforts for Dinner Seriously.
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Travel Video – Life & Struggle in India
Blog: GoBackpacking - 24 October 2009
_ Image locations include Kolkata, Bodhgaya, Varanasi, Agra, & Delhi.Related Posts: Friday Flashback – The Taj Mahal & Red Fort in Agra, India Friday Flashback – The Ganges River and Ghats in Varanasi Regular Updates To Resume Soon! Buy travel insurance from Worldnomads.com (Lonely Planet's preferred carrier) Buy travel insurance from Worldnomads.com (Lonely Planet's preferred carrier)
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Agra, India
Blog: Patrick and Katrina do the Globe - 23 October 2009
At the top of many a traveler to India's to see list is the Taj Mahal. Katrina saw it on her first day in India last year, and it was our first destination on this trip after leaving Delhi.
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The Taj!
Blog: Travelicious - 16 September 2009
We took a train to Agra, which is not the most interesting nor charming city, but it does have one thing going for it – Taj Mahal. It was surprisingly quiet and peaceful at the Taj Mahal, mostly Indian tourists. They also only have to pay 10 rupees to get in, whereas foreigners have to pay a whooping 750 rupees. But I guess it is worth it, it really is beautiful. We took a quiet little moment on a bench, Martin looking at the Taj Mahal me looking into the tree above us, as there were a whole family of green parrots living in it! What beautiful birds.
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India
Blog: Patrick and Katrina do the Globe - 19 October 2008
Through my work for the Unitarian Universalist Association, I get to travel frequently around the country to meet with generous supporters of the Association. This fall, I was given a unique opportunity to travel to India to see schools being built in the Khasi Hills, where there is an indigenous Unitarian population, made possible by donations through the Association. Patrick obviously would have loved to join me, but his own work responsibilities kept him in Boston.
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