Hello Taj Mahal

After many hours impatiently awaiting our stop in Agra, the train slowed down to a near stop, we hoped off and were finally on our way to the Taj. While the Delhi train station had been a bit of a zoo in the morning, the Agra station was quite nearly an actual zoo. 

Just a little donkey parade. Our guide was exceptionally confused as to why I found this picture worthy, but I thought it was kind of neat, certainly not how they transport rocks in NYC. 

Then we came across a sacred (albeit rather under nourished) cow, hanging out in her trash heap. 

The busy entrance to Agra Caant Train Station. After arranging for a taxi, with our new German travelling friend P., we were making progress. While we were literally dying to get to the Taj, after a looong train ride with no food, we were also literally starving, and had to make a brief detour to find breakfast/lunch before our tour could continue. We trusted Lonely Planet ("Top 10 Delhi" having already proved itself to be unreliable) and found this amazing little roof top cafe with delicious cheap food and an unbeatable view....

I'll take a side of Taj Mahal with my vegetarian byrani lunch, thank you very much. 

Dave promised me it was unnecessary to take too many pictures from the roof, because we were indeed going to get closer to it, but I just couldn't stop- it was SO pretty! 

Dave indulging in some pictures- you can see how far away we were, but it was still an impressive view. 

The first of MANY D&E shots in front of the Taj. 

Also, Yankees pride like woah. 

We settled in to a hearty Indian lunch and many bottles of water, took in the view and got to know our travel companion for the day, P. She was on a massive backpacking trip, solo, which is incredibly impressive. After nearly a year of travelling just the two of us, we were happy to have some company and grateful to finally have someone to take our picture together for once! After lunch, we found our guide- and headed off through the small streets of downtown Delhi to the gates of the Taj. 

P. and our guide. Taj Mahal here we come!