KOMPAS.com - The city is the Indian state of Uttar Predesh, renowned as one of the corner of the golden triangle of India, apart from two other cities, New Delhi and Jaipur. Some highlights of this city is also widely promoted by governments and Tour Agency brochures are distributed free through the hotel, restaurant and even around town.
One of the famous Taj Mahal is certain is that, even arguably evidence of Agra is home to the love of King Shah Jehan's famous. Reap fame makes this place is always crowded visited every day, the number of visitors increased dramatically during the weekend arrived because the local residents about many spend their weekend by visiting the Taj Mahal.
Seemed to not want to be interested in the noise ahead of the weekend, we decided to visit the Taj Mahal tomorrow, expect congestion slightly reduced. Shah Jehan did not just leave the Taj Mahal to the city, a few other relics still seems to be the main agenda of domestic tourists.
Instead of a backpacker, we want our cost per trip as cheap-cheap, including in terms of transportation. To get around the city of Agra, we took the most feasible and cheap alternative, with a charter to autoricksaw aka bajaj for 400 rupees for a period of 7 hours, visiting some places like Agra Fort, Akbar Mousoleom, and Ittimad-ud-Daula, or commonly known as Baby Taj. After breakfast, we immediately drove to the bajaj driver pack berkopiah style pilgrimage to one of the famous relic of the Mughal King Shah Jehan, Agra Fort.
The atmosphere of the streets began buzzing with the sound of blaring horns, right left to overtake another vehicle ahead, twenty minutes we were taken in the driver speeding. Eventually we reached the front gate of Agra Fort. From a distance the fort was clearly very similar to The Red Fort, the fort walls are still made of red brick, the difference is in the architectural style of the carved ornament is dominant to the relief of Islamic calligraphy. Graceful bluish in color, some parts of this fort is the palace and public spaces belong to the King Jehangir. Not only the grandeur of the palace, a slick view of the Yamuna River which divides between the Taj Mahal and Agra Palace seems to be something important spot for the news search and image aliases photos.
Trouble ticket, the tourists eased with a ticket package provided by the Agra Development Association (ADA), which provides one ticket valid for visits to several tourist attractions that have been determined in the city of Agra, like Agra Fort, Akbar's Mousoleom, Ittimad-ud-daulah , and Fatehpur Sikri in a matter of one day validity period.
However, for tourists who do not have the agenda of visits to all places in Agra can choose a general ticket Archeological Survey of India (ASI), which only impose a single ticket for just one visit to one place. Special, for children who are non-charge effect, accounting for children aged 2 to 17 years. Because, in our opinion, too much haste to complete our sightseing in a single day, including the Taj Mahal, so we decided to take the milk on the way our system today. Agra Fort Entrance to fix the price 300 rupees per person.
Agra fort is complete with the pomp of this, we immediately drove to the next place, one of the sites important to the predecessors of Agra, a lavish funeral Marbel walled palace for the descendants of the Mughal empire. His name was Akbar's Mousoleum, located in the area called Sikandra, Agra Fort southeast direction. Admission is only around 110 rupees per person.
There is the Taj Mahal, there is Baby Taj, Agra are well in building the structure is very similar to the Taj Mahal, the Hindi name it Itimad-ud-Daula, or often called the Baby Taj. The only different this place is the Taj Mahal is to materials made from a mixture of red brick and white.
Baby Taj is a tomb for Ghiyaz Mizra Beg, a celebrated Persian nobleman who was prime minister at the time of the Kingdom of Jehangir. Baby Taj Around these there are also other important places, such as Chinika Rauza and Mehtab Bagh, where we could see the scene with elements of black color of the Taj Mahal. Many Foreigner came when the sunset to get the sunset colors reflected by the Yamuna River, which tend to be blackened from the Taj Mahal.
Sunset time so fast, when darkness began to arrive, tourists are hungry for the moment still seems busy looking for the best spot to get the reflection effect of the black Taj Mahal on the outskirts of the Yamuna had dried up. Since the end of the park with a river mouth has been limited by-wire barbed wire, but once the tourists seemed engrossed in taking pictures on the sidelines of the wire width.
We tried to comply with existing regulations, which is located within the specified limits. Not only watching, the tourists with the appearance of hippies, with a small piece of paper and ballpoint seemed engrossed in writing beautiful words being flashed around the Yamuna River that runs right behind the Taj Mahal.
In fact, a three-wheeler driver who was waiting for his rental passengers seemed stunned to see how the tourists take pictures with its perfect reflection. Participate enlivened by some small merchants who sell a few pieces of clothing typical of the Taj Mahal bersablon.
A child looks on offering his wares to the tourists with a typical country greeted the man who became incarannya, the boy had time to tease us degan "konichiwa" her many times we did not respond.
Not giving up, he tried to ask the origin of our country, and when we say "Indonesia", then it is ejected from the lips usilnya it is "hai", and we replied with a smile, saying sorry for the merchandise he offers.
We liked the way he sells his wares, he must know a few words typical of some countries to take the hearts of potential buyers. Some local people also seemed to make a living by cleaning the banks of the river around which led to ask in return rupees.
We move away from the crowd which was still ongoing at the Taj Mahal reflection in river Yamuna water begins to disappear, began to sink in the dark. Apparently the driver pack is also impatient to end his work today, said he must return before the dinner hour. He is a father and a devout Muslim, for her dinner with the family every day is one of the duties as head of the family with a fortune today that she got. Bajaj driver also was rushing to sunset thinning stalled eroded in some way that we pass.
Finally, 30 minutes journey we arrived at Agra Cantt Railway Station, buy a train ticket to the city of Varanasi for 2 days, quite expensive, 263 rupees per person or about Rp 50,000-an. Fortunately we did not have to queue in the form enquery because we've got some blank form ready to be filled according to the identity and train schedules in question. We stayed in line at ticket counters, it was no more than 10 minutes, 2 tickets to Varanasi under the name JN PNBE MTJ Express train we can get to easily. Rushing course we left the station with a face full of cheerful, waiting for the journey continued after Agra.
The driver drove through the front door of the hotel lobby, he seemed in a hurry and rushed off after receiving the 400 rupees that we handed in his pocket. Smiles and gratitude we heard very clearly spoken in a tone of sincere, we watched until the cream-green three-wheeler had disappeared down the hall Ganj Agra.
After the affairs of the eye is completed today, we refine our stomachs with good hearts who have since been collecting dusk collecting payment on the promise of his work in our bodies, aka very hungry. We did not directly back into the room. We are looking towards the Taj Cafe already crowded with tourists who come for dinner or simply enjoy the local beer its distinctive taste of India. Beberpa main menu of this restaurant we ordered, the type of meat to fish, fisheries dominate our table our second night in Agra.
While making plans for tomorrow's agenda for our visit to the Taj Mahal, we were engrossed in conversation with some other Caucasians, Caucasians who happened to be at the table with us without knowing their true names. We were still chatting, sharing experiences about travel and tourism in our respective countries. After chatting here and there, finally one by one of our start to finish tonight with a return to the lodge each. (Zee)
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