Agra

Agra! Its pretty much the city on everyone’s India itinerary thanks to a certain white building with a big fat onion sitting on top of it. And with it, the number of visitors coming here every year doubles that of the city’s population, and we had just contributed to part of the statistics as well.

Stayed in the Shah Jahan Hotel situated just about 400 metres of the Taj Mahal, and it even has a view of it just outside the door. But the room cost us a whooping 600 rupees (not that its a lot, but its the most expensive we had so far)

Anyway, The Taj was constructed more than 340 years ago by the Emperor Shah Jahan for his second wife after she died giving birth to his 14th child. However, ironically after the completion of the Taj about 20 years later, he was imprisoned in the Red Fort (situated 1.5km away) by his son.

All he could do was to stare at the Taj Mahal from the fort for 8 years before he finally died. However, at least his son placed his tomb beside his wife at the Taj.The admission fee to the Taj Mahal cost us another whooping 750 rupees (23 SGD) but it was the fee for foreigners only whereas the locals need pay only 20 rupees. Roars! We find it really ridiculous but well... there was really nothing much we could do anyway. Maybe Singapore should charge the Indians or Indian tourists in Singapore SGD$750 for visiting the Singapore Zoo since Singaporeans pay about $20. Haha.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Behind the partition lies the tombs of Emperor Shah Jahan and his wife

The Red Fort