Final Stop: Agra

One thing is for sure: After spending nearly an hour in a car to traverse approximately 15 km in Agra, I will never complain about LA traffic again.

Today we drove from Delhi to Agra, site of the Taj Mahal. Although only 200 km away, the drive takes 4-5 hours because of the insane traffic in both cities, as well as the usual lack of real highway and constant previously mentioned road obstacles, mainly cows, goats, pedestrians, rickshaws, et al. The drive would have taken just under three hours, were it not for the standstill we encountered as we approached Agra. Bobo and I were just about ready to pull our hair out.

Thankfully, the traffic had subsided by the time we checked into our hotel and ventured back out to see the Agra Fort, which features incredible views from afar of the fabled Taj Mahal. Unfortunately, a dense fog has set in here in the north of India, wreaking all kinds of havoc and making our photos rather hazy. We're quite sure we won't get a sunrise tomorrow, but we hope to explore the Taj Mahal in all it's glory a little later in the morning (we won't miss the early morning wake-up call) when the fog lifts a bit.

To be continued tomorrow with photos!