Not far from the Taj Mahal is the Agra Fort, another UNESCO site and a great way to spend the afternoon if the morning has been spent at the Taj Mahal. These two together make a nice sightseeing day out of Delhi.
The fort is actually a small walled town rather than a single fort and contains loads of different palatial type buildings within a really impressive red brick wall. As with the Taj expect to pay more than the locals. I think they felt the locals already paid in its construction and from a value of currency it makes sense to charge the stronger currencies more.
This is the Jahangiri Mahal, the most striking building within the fort. It served as a palace for the royal women.
This is the Agra Fort Diwan I Am or Audience Hall. These appear in a lot of the palace buildings around India and be the location where moaners and whingers could air their grievances to the leader.
Playing with the pano mad atop the fort.
The grounds were well maintained but there was a lot of renovation going in around the fort that meant a lot of it wasn't open to us today; a downside to coming in the off-season, but the trade off is the crowds are much smaller.
A view of the Taj Mahal from the Agra Fort.
A strange staircase. It would have made sense had it turned left. Maybe there's a secret room there!
Vodafone is heavily advertised in India, even in the poorer areas you'd see shutters painted red.
I'd never heard of Royal Enfield thinking it was a made up British brand to sell cycles in India. It turns out that it does exist and this is probably tantamount to blasphemy in motorcycling circles.
Not the safest way to get home, but they seemed really comfortable with it. This may have to be my next "Mumbai Train Ride" thrill experience.
The day in Agra was superb, and wouldn't have happened so well had Harish Bhatti not offered to do the driving. Thanks Harish!
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