Thursday, August 7, 2008

I can't believe I'm at the TAJ!

It's worth the hype! It's huge and beautiful, especially at sunrise. A symbol of love. Built by one of the Mughal kings, Shah Jahan, as a memorial to his favorite wife who bore him 14 children. She died during childbirth. What a woman! Both the king and his queen are buried at the Taj and is made of white marble with carvings and precious stone mosaics. Very impressive. Even though no battles were fought or festivals celebrated here, it is still a masterpiece to see that has survived over 400 years.I know, it looks fake.

I just had too...

Hee hee...

Can you believe they had snow globes of the Taj?

Our group!

2 comments:

Shannon said...

Loving the photos and updates! So glad you're having such a good time.
Shannon

Baldwyn said...

Ok, those were awesome forced perspective pics. Nice to meet you last night! Posting comments so you won't be so sad thinking no one reads your blog.