Rise and shine for the Taj Mahal! We left hotel at 6:45, it was about a 10 minute walk or so, not bad. When we got there we had to split ourself up between men and women. This place had a few strict rules. No electronics, no food, no bags, no cigs, and much more. Kanako had a small problem getting in because she had an electronic dictionary and the guards didnt know what to do with it. They even wouldn't let her throw it away. Odd.
In the morning there were so many people there to see this place. Of course there were people trying to scam us and I was caught in one of their act. Don't worry, I only gave him 10 rubees. The man that tricked me kind of showed me places where I could get good picture shots of the Taj Mahal, and he was totally right. I tried to escape from him a couple of times, but I just simply fail. After we paid this man, Kanako and I went inside the Taj Mahal. It is such a huge place! I love how its built out of marble and everything kind of has this reflecting effect. As the sun moves across the sky, the Taj Mahal changes colors. Inside we got to see where the Kind and Queen were buried and a man tried to scam me again but I escaped from him! HAHA! He tried to be a guide, but I walked away. Nate and Zippy were not too lucky on this part. But inside this place, there were these really pretty stones built into them. The only one I remember is Jade. I can't give a good description of the place, but it is a definite must to visit.
When we walked back to our hotel we grabbed a late breakfast and it was time to get on the move. I saw Aslum again in the morning and he remembered my name! I was so happy. He wished the crew good luck and off we went to
Bharatpur.
At Bharatpur we started off with lunch and then went to the National Park. At the Bird Sanctuary we wented bikes and a guide. We biked around the place and saw a bunch of different types of birds, saw some jackels, more monkeys, antelopes, peacocks, and much more. Clay was pretty much in heaven (he really loves birds and has a high interest in them). Oh about this bike ride, it was not one of those cute little bike rides you can do around the park. Our bikes were kind of beat up and the trail was not smooth. Liz tried to catch air on turd piles, Michelle's toenail fell off because she injured it, and a monkey almost peed on Clay. Lovely. Overall it was a nice 4 hour bike ride. I saw a lot and learned a bit about the place.
Tomorrow we head off, AGAIN, to Jaipur.
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