Here's another way to move on down the road. 

When we stopped at a state border to pay a tax this monkey did tricks for me -- flipping, bowing, climbing up a stick and hopping on the car and banging on my window. 

A cow hangs out in the middle of the road. 

A Hindu Temple on the way to Agra. 

The road to Agra. 

Village traffic on the road to Agra. 

Main entry gate to the Taj Mahal. 

First glimpse of the Taj Mahal. 

View through the main entry gate. 

 

The amount of detail at the Taj Mahal is remarkable. 

All hand-chiseled, no hammers. 

Precious and semi-precious stones inlaid in the white marble. 

The foundation of the "Black Taj" across the river from the Taj Mahal. Shah Jahan planned to build the mirror image of the "white" Taj Mahal to represent the bleakness of his life after his wife's death.

The two monuments were to be connected by two bridges over the river -- one in gold and one in silver.

The plan was thwarted when his son put him under house arrest to curbing his spending. 

Another tour guide sponsored trip to a gift shop. 

Fort Agra. 

Hindu architectural details inside Fort Agra. 

I appreciated having a large car and driver for the trip to Agra. 

Back in New Dehli, I had a great dinner at Bukhara at the Sheraton Hotel. After eating here Bill Clinton said he wished he "had two stomachs." 

All the Hotel Doormen in New Dehli wear very colorful uniforms.