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More From Our Holiday in India – Agra Fort

Agra Fort was thronging with people enjoying a day out on a Festival day. You can click on any photo for a bigger version to see the beautiful detail.

Busy entrance to Agra Fort

Inside Agra fort

Pillar at the fort

Notice at the fort

Balcony at the Fort

Delightful drain

Another drain

Beautiful bite arches and man just finished sweeping

Window with inlay

Beautiful inlay

Tessallated gardens at the Fort

Taj Mahal from Agra Fort

Leaving Agra Fort

Agra Fort from the road – it’s huge!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on November 10, 2012 in architecture, art, India, inlay, photography, postaday2012, travel

Tags: Agra, Agra Fort, architectural detail, bite arches, Festival Day, India, Postaday, postaday2012, Taj Mahal

Wire Bugs, Skype and A Taj Mahal Gallery

04 Nov

1 Sometime ago we gave away some brass wire through Free-cycle and today, one of the people who had some, sent me an email to tell me what she has done with it. She has made these very pretty Feeding Bugs! Please click on the symbol if the bugs aren’t showing.

feeding_bugs

2 We have Skyped with Daniel and Ami in Barcelona, so lovely to talk to them and see them again. We’ve missed them while we’ve been away.

3 I’ve been sorting our holiday photos and have put together a gallery of photos that we took at the Taj Mahal. You can click on any photo for an enlargement.

Taj Mahal from the front

Inlay detail

The beauty of the Taj Mahal

Relief detail at the Taj Mahal

Detail on gate

Taj Mahal text

Inlay detail at the Taj Mahal

From the tree lined side

Painting in Courtyard when leaving

Another Painting in Courtyard when leaving

Taj Mahal from the Fort

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on November 4, 2012 in architecture, art, craft, environment, family, India, photography, postaday2012, senses, travel, Uncategorized

Tags: Free-cycle, holiday photos, Postaday, postaday2012, Skype, Taj Mahal, trip of a lifetime

21st October – The Taj Mahal, The Red Fort and A Marvellous Massage

24 Oct

1. The Taj Mahal was so beautiful I can’t begin to tell you. On first glimpse my eyes just filled with tears, it just takes one’s breath away. This stunningly beautiful place was built by Shahjahan as a mausoleum for his Most Beloved Wife. What a gift of love.

2 It being Sunday there were families out in all their finery enjoying a day out together. Everywhere we passed beautiful families. We met one lovely family who wanted their photo taken with me when we were at the Red Fort. The Mother and I had smiled at each other several times as we had met around the site and then she stopped and asked if I would have my picture taken with them. She then put her hands on each side of my face and said, “Beautiful beautiful!” which was so lovely as to me they were the beautiful ones.

3. Late this afternoon I had the best massage ever and now feel relaxed and revived after three very busy days. By the time I came out it was dark and I got this photo of the steps down to the pool and the stone elephants.