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Saturday, October 23, 2010
Agra - Taj Mahal
Today was the longest day since our journey to India.
We met at 6am and waited until 6:30am for everybody who was too late.
After that we got in the bus to driving to Agra, for visiting the Taj.
The teachers told us that we drive maybe 4:30 hours but our exchange partners told us before something like 7.
In the bus on the way they said to us that our journey to Agra will be longer maybe 2 hours more.
While we were driving we saw a snake and some monkeys at our windows.
We had to stop for half an hour to pay tax, at that time we had our breakfast.
When we finally arrive in Agra we pick up a guide which told us to be careful with all that people which are be around us.
Then we get out off the bus and had to walk to the entrance and wait there for the guide which bought our tickets.
After a few minutes the guide come back with the tickets and we had to sit down in a sort of golf-car which brought us to the entrance of the Taj. At the entrance we had to go to a security check. After that we finally are inside of the place.
First we saw the gate which stands before the Taj, there the guid told us a little bit about the place and the Taj and we take our first pictures.
Then we went straight through the gate, passed it and just started starring at the wonderful, good looking Taj.
After starring a few seconds everyone started to make pictures of the whole thing, with and without people frond of it.
We had 15 minutes time to make so much photos as we can and want from it, after that the guide told us again some facts about the Taj.
When the guide was finished, we walking through the place where we have to do something on our shoes or to pull of them. When everybody was ready we walked to the Taj. We had to walk a while and climb some stairs, we had to be careful because the stones were very very hot!! After walking and climbing we had to queue in a line, from which the guide told us we will stand there a hour or more. But we were faster and Mr. Naujokat and Mrs. Naegle with her daughter get photographed by some Indian people.
When we finally arrived the Taj we had to go inside very fast and were back outside faster then we thought. But unfortunately we didn't saw much of the graves which lying in middle of the circle we walk through, because it was very dark inside and there were too much people around.
When we all were finished looking at that graves, we went back were we cover our shoes. There we all just meeting and went together to our guide.
He told us just a little promotion and leave us alone by driving back to our bus.
After arriving the bus, the teacher told us that we had just a little time so we will going to eat by the McDonald's. Not everyone was happy about this because we will have at Monday the lunch by McDonald's as well.
After eating something we drove back, what takes just from 16:15 until 00:15. We were all tired and had hurting backs when we come out of the bus. Also there was such a beautiful blue light (not really) in the bus, when it got dark.We were just in a big traffic jam so our driver couldn't change the situation.
So at the end we were just happy to be out of the bus and were able to be driving home again.
We met at 6am and waited until 6:30am for everybody who was too late.
After that we got in the bus to driving to Agra, for visiting the Taj.
The teachers told us that we drive maybe 4:30 hours but our exchange partners told us before something like 7.
In the bus on the way they said to us that our journey to Agra will be longer maybe 2 hours more.
While we were driving we saw a snake and some monkeys at our windows.
We had to stop for half an hour to pay tax, at that time we had our breakfast.
When we finally arrive in Agra we pick up a guide which told us to be careful with all that people which are be around us.
Then we get out off the bus and had to walk to the entrance and wait there for the guide which bought our tickets.
After a few minutes the guide come back with the tickets and we had to sit down in a sort of golf-car which brought us to the entrance of the Taj. At the entrance we had to go to a security check. After that we finally are inside of the place.
First we saw the gate which stands before the Taj, there the guid told us a little bit about the place and the Taj and we take our first pictures.
Then we went straight through the gate, passed it and just started starring at the wonderful, good looking Taj.
After starring a few seconds everyone started to make pictures of the whole thing, with and without people frond of it.
We had 15 minutes time to make so much photos as we can and want from it, after that the guide told us again some facts about the Taj.
When the guide was finished, we walking through the place where we have to do something on our shoes or to pull of them. When everybody was ready we walked to the Taj. We had to walk a while and climb some stairs, we had to be careful because the stones were very very hot!! After walking and climbing we had to queue in a line, from which the guide told us we will stand there a hour or more. But we were faster and Mr. Naujokat and Mrs. Naegle with her daughter get photographed by some Indian people.
When we finally arrived the Taj we had to go inside very fast and were back outside faster then we thought. But unfortunately we didn't saw much of the graves which lying in middle of the circle we walk through, because it was very dark inside and there were too much people around.
When we all were finished looking at that graves, we went back were we cover our shoes. There we all just meeting and went together to our guide.
He told us just a little promotion and leave us alone by driving back to our bus.
After arriving the bus, the teacher told us that we had just a little time so we will going to eat by the McDonald's. Not everyone was happy about this because we will have at Monday the lunch by McDonald's as well.
After eating something we drove back, what takes just from 16:15 until 00:15. We were all tired and had hurting backs when we come out of the bus. Also there was such a beautiful blue light (not really) in the bus, when it got dark.We were just in a big traffic jam so our driver couldn't change the situation.
So at the end we were just happy to be out of the bus and were able to be driving home again.
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| The beautiful red shoe covers |
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| Other side of the Taj |
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| The gate before the Taj |
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| Taj Mahal |
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