We spent Friday and Saturday traveling to Agra to do some more sight seeing. Agra is home to the Taj Mahal! It was truly incredible. We also visited the Agra Fort which was home to the emperor who was responsible for the construction of the Taj Mahal. One of the unique experiences we had was visiting a store that constructs ornate marble designs using the same techniques used to build the Taj. It is an intricate process that takes days just to design a square foot of marble. The Taj Mahal itself used 20,000 artisans from Persia to construct the Taj...a process that took over 20 years! Because it was an Indian Holiday, the Taj was packed, just to get inside the monument was an hour wait! Luckily, David had hired a tour guide with connections. The guide snuck the group inside through the back exit, stating "okay, now we are going to play a little trick!" We made it inside the beautiful Taj and were able to spend a little more time appreciating it than everyone else!
As we traveled back to Delhi, we couldn't pass up the opportunity to make a quick pit stop at McDonalds. Since there is no beef, the most popular dish there is the McVeggie.
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