Taj Majal

I just visited the Taj Mahal as the sun came up. It was beautiful: a truly magnificent monument. I feel extremely spoilt to have seen such amazing pieces of architecture in a matter of days.

Something you don't really appreciate from the pictures is how tranquil it is. You enter the area through a red sandstone building, and are met with a glimpse of the white Taj through an archway. But preceding it, is a length of water and greenery: neatly trimmed lawns and symmetrical lines of trees.

Super.

I have changed my mind: I am going to go to Gwalior and Orchha now. And then Khajuraho, by which point, I shall be monumented out. I think.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwalior_Fort
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchha
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khajuraho