Hey there! So last week was our spring break, meaning we had a whole week to go anywhere we wanted in India. Kate, Kortnee, Andie, and I decided since this may be the only time we’re in India, we had to hit the Taj Mahal. The four of us hopped on a 32 hour train ride to Agra. Good think I like trains, but 32 hours is very long time on a train even for the biggest ferroequinologist. It wasn’t too bad though. Armed with a deck of cards, books, ipods, and of course snacks we survived. And the scenery was incredible!
Once we got to Agra we were pumped to the Taj and it totally lived up to the hype. Seriously beautiful. The grounds were incredible too. We took tons of pictures, soaked in the atmosphere, and did a fair amount of people watching. Let me just say, no one is more entertaining than tourists.
Another place we went was called Fatephur Sikri. It’s basically an old Mogul ghost town about an hour outside of Agra. There’s an amazing mosque there and behind it all these incredible ruins. We explored them thoroughly and then made friends with some goats.
We were actually in Agra for Holi, also known as the festival of colors. This is a Hindu festival celebrating the arrival a spring where people have big bonfires and throw colored powder and water on each other. It was a little crazy but fun. We explored the streets, got hit with powder by strangers, and then to make sure we got sufficiently rainbowed we had a color fight of our own by the hostel we were staying.
The next day we hit the railroad and headed home. It was awesome to see another side of India (and escape the heat for a while), but we were definitely all happy to come home to Vizag.
Card games on the train!
First sight of the Taj!
On the Taj grounds
Sweet mosque at Fatephur Sikri 
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