ताज महल - The Taj Mahal At Agra

Well you’ve heard all the hype…one of the ‘New Wonders of the World,’ “A teardrop in the face of eternity (Tagore),” the ‘Mausoleum of Love.’ Many have tried to describe this marble edifice but the view at sunrise is truly beyond words. We rose early to catch the first rays of the sun falling on this tribute to eternal love. The Taj Mahal, perfectly proportioned, appeared to rise out of the dawn mist, translucent, glowing at first in subtle shades of grey before being tinged with the peaching of the earliest light. The great palatial tomb asserted itself in its whitest glory as daylight filled her pores bristling in pure clarity against the clearing sky.

This was the ideal ending, the piece de resistance of our time with our friends Jonathan and Cynthia. After breakfast we bid a tearful farewell as Cindy and I were driven back to New Delhi for our last couple of nights in India. We fly out on Tuesday morning at 3:25am local time. All being well, we are due to arrive back in Madison that same evening but 25 hours later.