This morning at 5 am, we loaded up a couple of cars for the 4 hour journey to Agra to see the Taj Mahal. There were several people from the team at MetLife that came with us. After driving through several small towns and seeing lots of cows and monkeys, we finally reached Agra. We came around a curve and saw the Taj (as the locals call it) in the distance. We still had to get through crazy traffic to get there and also pick up our guide. We parked the cars about 1 1/2 km away from the entrance because they don't allow vehicles that create pollution any closer. We then loaded into a couple of horse carts instead of walking that distance. Even at 10 am, it was ridiculously hot. But the heat was well worth it. Its not every day you get to see one of the New 7 Wonders of the World. 
All 4 sides of the Taj Mahal are exactly the same.There is text from the Quran written around each entry way.
Precious stones are inlaid within the marble to create the flower and vine design.
Most of our group at the front gate. Atulya, Me, Shelly, Shubham, Shiv, Manoj & Ashish. Shruti was taking the picture.
Standing in front of the Taj Mahal looking at the front gate.
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