What I Saw:
This is a picture of the Taj Mahal, which we went to on Thursday, the twenty-first. It is completely symmetrical and on the inside, there were two tombs that were really big. You couldn’t touch them, though, because there was a wall around it with little holes, so you could see it.
Best Thing I Ate:
The best thing I ate was the fried rice that I had for lunch that day. It had chicken, eggs, rice, and little pieces of green beans, and I had it at the Trident Hotel.
How We Traveled:
We used a train from Delhi to Agra, and a car ride from the Trident to the Taj Mahal, and back again.
My Favorite Part of the Day:
My favorite part of the day was when we went to the Taj Mahal, which was really beautiful because it was all white and when we went inside there was this stone called cornelian where if you put a flashlight on it, it glowed orange like fire.
Weather:
Today it was hot as always, around 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
Fanatical Sabbatical 
Elliot! Great post. I loved seeing the Taj Mahal when I was in Dehli in 2011, but I didn’t know about the Cornelian stone that glows orange under a flashlight. I wish I had!
The heat I DO remember, though. Hot, hot, hot, even in April! I was there in October (November?), and it was still over 100 degrees (and humid, to boot!).
One thing that struck me about Agra was all the wild monkeys running around everywhere; did you see any?
Can’t wait to talk to you about your adventures when you get back!
Darryl
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