Agra

Early morning start to skip the traffic and the kids slept the whole way there . Woke Aanya up when we arrived at Taj Mahal . A lot has been done to decrease the pollution around Taj Mahal so only electric cars or horse carriages are allowed in the 1 km around it .

Our guide met my most important criteria - he was a great photographer. So we saw Taj Mahal in all its glory , heard all about it and got some wonderful photos as well . Jeevan was last here around 30 years ago and I was around 20 years ago so our memories are a bit old. It was more beautiful than I remember and really well kept. 

We had lunch, then headed to Agra Fort. We entered through a drawbridge, the most is now dry but used to house crocodiles in the past . We were able to see the 25% open to public , the rest is part of the army catchment . We heard about the love story of Jodha Akbar , the multiple wives of the other kings and the opulent prison of ShahJahan . We saw Taj Mahal from different spots as well as admired the beauty of the fort itself . 

We picked up a Taj Mahal snow globe and the famous Agra Pethas and headed back to Delhi .  

We were very fortunate to get a great driver, minimal traffic, fun guides and kids in a good mood making it a perfect day .