Agra
Pictures HERE!
(I also added pictures from Rishikesh & Haridwar, check earlier post)
So,
There is not much to say about Agra, I did not like the place…Yes the Taj Mahal is beautiful and all…But the city itself, meh…
All the stores are very overpriced, for example, for a pack of cigarettes that sell for 30rs everywhere else in india. There some store were trying to sell it for 100rs…ridiculous…. an apple juice that sells for 85rs, 185rs! anyway, you get the idea…
The main reason I think is that a lot of tourist there are “package tourist”, families, and old rich people that are in organised tour and short vacation…that have no idea of the real indian prices…
also the people there are very agressive about selling me stuff I dont need, and offering me stuff I dont want…
About the Taj Mahal, yes its beautiful and all. But I had seen it so many times in pictures and movies, that I was not really surprised….and also, its not really worth the massive 750rs entry fee…
im still glad I saw it in person…but meh…
the great thing about Agra though, is the super Mc Maharaja combo at McDonald= win!
Anyway, I am back in Delhi now, I will stay here until April 1st, then I take the train all the way south to Chennai…then I fly to Sri Lanka on the 4th!
to be continued…
Namaste