I swear I just saw a monkey, cow, water buffalo, rickshaw, car, dog, goat, motorcycle, and a bike on the same road! Everywhere we go there is a car touching us or something else. First today we went to the Taj Mahal. There are so many people here! When you first see it you just see white. When you walk up to it there is white marble and inlays of flowers and writing. There is a beautiful dome at the top. Inside you see a replica of the king and queen’s tombs. They are actually buried underneath. The floor was so slick that you had to wear covers over your shoes. After, we went to the hotel to have lunch and relax. When our guide got to the hotel we were on our way to Baby Taj. Even though they call it “Baby” it is actually older that the Taj Mahal. It is like the Taj Mahal but smaller and the top is a square dome not an onion dome. Inside there were inlays that were so detailed that some of them you could not see with the naked eye. There was also filigree which is the really detailed cut outs. Then, we went to a garden to view the Taj Mahal from the other side of the river at sunset. Finally, we went to the hotel to have some Indian food which was awesome! I was super tired though because of the jetlag.

The Taj Mahal at 6:30 AM, just after sunrise