The Taj

What an eventful day! Kate and I headed to see the Taj Mahal 8am Saturday morning. It's about a 4.5 hour drive from Gurgaon to Agra. About 3 hours into the trip, our car started to make a really loud scrapping sound. Then it got very hot...the AC went out in the car....not cool. After insisting that our driver pull over, we popped the hood, and realized the belt had snapped (not sure what belt, but there was a big piece of rubber that did not look like it was connected to anything hanging out of the hood).

me before the car broke down

and after...

So, Kate and I found us the nearest shopping center and had to wait for another driver to pick us up from Delhi. 8 hours later, we were at the Taj...totally worth the fiasco. It ended up working out in our favor because we arrived around 5, the sun was going down, and it was much cooler out (cooler being about 95 degrees instead of 100).

The Taj Mahal was breathtaking, everything I hoped it would be. Our guide's name was Manash and he got in trouble by security in the Taj for taking a picture. It was pretty funny watching him get yelled at. Better him than us.


1 out of 7 wonders of the world...check!