Tag: Agra

  • Wednesday 22 April 2015 Highlights: Fathpur Sikri (abandon city) , Abhaneri (stunning ancient water tank) and Bollywood! Today originally looked like a positioning day with a long trip to Jaipur but was it turned out that under played today’s stops in Fathpur Sikri and the Abhaner.  We left Agra at 8.30 am with the knowledge we wouldn’t…

  • Tuesday 21 April 2015 Highlights: Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Baby Taj and visit to the Marble Emporium. A massive day, probably the most impressive I’ve done on a tour excluding the Antartica trip.  The city of Agra is an amazing place that the Moghuls, at that time led by Akbar the Great, settled in the late 16th century and…

  • Monday 20 April 2015 Highlights: The Paharganj slums, the children’s refuge, Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sikh Temple, Jamaica Masijd (Great Mosque). The first full day of the tour turned out to be eye opening.  Before we started I woke up at 5.30 am local time, which is really 10 am In Australia so I used the time to…