Agra, India
This morning, my alarm went off well before the sunrise,
but it was totally worth it. Today was the day that our Amazing Race to the Taj
Mahal was set to begin. Due to our duty schedule, my friend Christine and I had
only 2 days to drive an hour to the airport, hop on a four hour flight from
Kochi to Delhi, drive from four hours from Delhi to Agra, see the Taj Mahal, then
repeat the whole process again in reverse the following day. All within 48
hours. In a country whose public transportation reputation precedes itself, we somehow
managed to pull all of this off without a hitch.
The Taj Mahal itself was every bit as beautiful as I thought
it would be. It was built by Shah Jahan in the 17th century to honor
his favorite wife Mumtaz. Mumtaz was the Shah’s third wife and died during the
birth of their 14th child and after bearing 14 children, it sounds
to me like she earned every bit of it. Pictures don’t do it justice. It’s no
wonder it is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Although it was a quick turnaround, it was
totally worth the 18 hours of travel over the course of 28 hours. Amazing Race,
here I come.
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