Agra, India Taj Mahal
You must visit the Taj Mahal at least once in your life!
On November 30, 2014, my two Kazakh colleagues and I visited the Taj Mahal in Agra, India. We drove early morning from New Dehli to Agra.
We chose a guide that helped us get some good shots of the Taj Mahal. I will let the pictures and videos tell more of the story below.
This was our drive to Agra.
The entrance of the Taj Mahal was memorable. You can start to see a glimpse of the Taj Mahal as you get closer and closer. The shots are from my new Samsung Note 4 at the time.
Closer and closer. You can make out the shape of the Taj Mahal.
The Taj Mahal. Sadly there was a bit of air pollution today that added some haze to the photo.
I am with Aida and Zarina, my Kazakh colleagues from Almaty.
I guess this is a must for tourists at the Taj Mahal.
Our awesome driver.
I really enjoyed the garden sounds at this spot. You would never know you were in a crowded tourist attraction.
Another close-up shot of the Taj Mahal.
This video was shot in the same location as the above photo.
This is supposed to be another must photo from inside the Taj Mahal.
We are walking towards the Yamuna River.
A view of the Yamuna River from the Taj Mahal. There was rumors that the Mughal Shah Jahan wanted to build a black Taj Mahal for himself across the river. His son eventually overthrew the Shah and imprisoned him.
I nearly missed the shot, but the Indian students all liked Aida and Zarina. You can see glimpse of our tour guide.
Great visit, must return again!
We spent nearly the whole day at the Taj Mahal. It was worth it. After this we drove back to New Dehli. My colleagues went shopping while I took a long nap back at the hotel. The Taj Mahal is worth another visit in my lifetime.
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