Agra #Day8

Day 8: Wednesday the 13th of November:

Today we woke up at 4:30am to visit the famous Taj Mahal at sunrise which is 6:30am. It was only 2km from our hotel!

It was so beautiful to see but unfortunately the air pollution was the worst we have seen yet! But it was still such an incredible bucket list moment to see it. The Taj Mahal is made from marble. It's height, width and length are all the same size. It is built in an octagonal shape.

It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

We payed to go inside to see a replica of the king and queens tomb that lay underneath us.
The detailing on the inside is spectacular all made of gem stones.

We went back to the hotel to have breakfast and grab our things. Then we headed off to our journey back to Delhi. On the way we visited a marble shop where we saw how all the individual gem stones are shaped into tiny tiny pieces and then the marvel is cut by hand with a chisel and the gems are stuck in with a special cement mix.

Once arriving back to Delhi we farewelled our lovely tout guide, bus driver and helper. As a group we decided to meet downstairs at 5:30 to head out to dinner together. 
We got some tuk tuks and went to some markets where we found a delicious bakery where we bought some treats and ended up having dinner there too!

We saw the most beautiful dresses you have ever seen. I had to take some photos.

It was a great way to spend our last night with new friends.