This morning we have almost 300km to go, is a special day as we will visit one of the 7 wonders of the world the Taj Mahal in Agra. The route begins as usual high road bump, but this time only 50km we make the journey more enjoyable. Even as a great day so we will see, we are also saddened that today is the last day that we will be with Lakhan. After 13 days and more than 3000km Indians, is just our way to and tonight we take train to Varanasi to almost 700km, perhaps the fate rejoin us on our return to Delhi, we hope ...
About 14h we arrived at Agra, a chaotic city and very very dirty, we do not care too much because our sole purpose in the city is seeing the great Taj Mahal. Between beeps, heavy traffic and rickshaws km queue waiting to get gas (the latter was pulled over at least 1 hour to recharge his rickshaw gas, crazy) and mountains of garbage accumulated in the suburbs and a very penetrating odor, we to the west door of the Taj Mahal. We were just a few minutes to see with our own eyes the wonder of construction.
After paying the price abroad (the only thing that by the time we disagree with those who decide this in India and that everything that requires input is much more expensive for foreigners), which in this case for an Indian entry Taj Mahal in 20 inr costing the equivalent of about 30 cents and us € 750 inr, about 12 €. But hey let's enjoy the moment.
The west gate entrance, unites with the other two doors giving access to the Taj Mahal, a stream of people enter at the same time the only entry that appears before us, a huge door for which he can see the dome central, but the transfer to the big door keeps our eyes fixed on the Taj Mahal, we were impressed with the greatness and how clean everything is. We all photos possible, and impossible to us as the only portrait and the background of the Taj Mahal, so many people that it is impossible, but finally after coming inside and see the graves that are there, we're about a person offered to throw us some pictures, makes us the truth pose and it works a lot and give a well-deserved tip.
We left the Taj Mahal at sunset with a visual that we will remain etched in the retinas for a long time.
A Lakhan out waiting for us to go to dinner at a restaurant de luxe Only as a last meal that we deserve.
Make time to catch our train to Varanasi with Lakhan and his friends.
Are 22:30 and here we are in Agra Cantt station, panorama often permeates the environment, people all sleeping in any corner, doing his business between cars, rats, filth. Ask the platform out of our train, it be 4, we get to stores and look forward to the MTJ PNBE 3240 EXP. Soon makes its appearance a dusty train and stoned several crystals, and that is our 3240 EXP to Varanasi. We went to take our berths in 2AC class is theoretically the best thing about the train and we found a bleak picture, if outside the train seemed bad, the inside was even worse, we put a brave face and tried to sleep until the next day and ready ....
Spend sleepless nights ....
