It's the big one!

Today was the big one in terms of sightseeing, a trip to Agra and the Taj Mahal, one of those must do's even if getting there sounded like as mission. Leaving our lodging's at 6am we headed out of Delhi still half asleep and any chance of catching a kip was gone as soon as we hit any sign of other cars, due to the way they drive out here. It seems when passing anything, it may even be a cow crossing the road, instead of just driving past, you have to honk your horn a lot, rather disturbing when your trying to nod off.

Making very good time, just 2hr 45mins we got to Agra and it was straight into the Taj Mahal, having heard about long queues and lots of hassle, our ease at which we got in was a nice surprise, might of just missed the crowds. It is exactly as you see in all the picturs yet the shear scale and story of how it came to be, make it even more special in person, 22 years in the making and when you see it up close you know why.

Having spent a couple of hours soaking up the Taj's charm it was down the road to Agra Fort, not as spectacular in detail but still impressive in terms of scale. With all the signtseeing for the day done and some lunch it was the mission back. This was definately a mission as hitting the outskirts of Delhi at rush hour was not much fun, I've no idea how or why anyone would want to do it day in day out, it really was horrific, in part due to the building of the new metro and road south of the city, I really hope they make a difference but probably not in time for the commonwealth games.

Tomorrow it's a trip to Old Delhi, hoping to find the infamous Kareem's for lunch and then England vs Pakistan, one we should again win, that's if we can look a bit more awake and keep Sohail away from any shorts.

PS: ....on our drive back from Agra our driver got caught speeding, the limit being 80km, a brief discussion with an army man and it seemed he was 400rupees over the limit, straight into the man's pocket and no receipt, nice little number if you can get it!;)