Seeing the Taj Mahal for real is everything you dreamed of
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Mind you don't slip on the smooth marble
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The very best time to visit the Taj Mahal is first thing in the morning as the sun rises. The day we visited there was a slight haze which lifted quickly revealing the monument in all its beauty. Photographs are a must, the beauty of the place is so overwhelming that you feel that no picture you have seen before does it justice, but of course your’s will. For the price of 10 rupees I was guided to a position to the left, inside of the entrance so that I could photograph the Taj Mahal framed in the arch of the building that forms the entrance. I had my photo taken on the same seat as Princess Diana, looking happier, feeling privileged to be there. Before you climb the steps to the actual tomb, you must remove your shoes. The marble is so smooth that you must take care not to slip if you keep socks on. The entrance is magnificent, quotes from the Koran surrounding the archway, done so cleverly that the size of the letters appears the same size all the way round despite distance and perspective. Inside the tomb the inlay of semi precious stones is exquisite, beautiful flowers and leaves all around. There is one flaw, right at the back of the tomb in the lattice work there is a darker mark in the otherwise pure white marble. This was done deliberately because only in Heaven will you find total perfection.
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