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Preview of Bethanws’s blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Agra, India Entry Title: “Taj Mahal” Entry: “A chilly dawn start saw us strolling through the Babur Gardens towards the Tah Mahal with our guide Sharma, passing monkeys, street dogs and joggers. There was already a queue, one side for women and the other for guys and a strict security system prevailed. Like Fatehpur Sikri and the Red Fort, the Taj is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site and India ain’t taking any chances with its most precious icon. As we waited, disappointed crowd members were being turfed out for carrying video equipment, food and even newspapers. A gaggle of tiny, bird-like women in colourful saris chatted excitedly, pushing and poking me as if it would get them in faster. It didn’t. I got chatting to Elizabeth from the US. After finishing a PhD in International Development, she was off to work on a project developing Gujarat’s slums. Felt slightly envious of her worthy career choices. But then… I got to work on music mags and interview Nirvana in my day – would I have given that up? No way. Built by Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz (who died in childbirth after delivering her 14th), it took 20000 workers 22 years to build this sublime marble mausoleum. Sadly the Shah didn’t have too long to enjoy it and was imprisoned by his son for being too extravagant with …
