March 3   Agra - Dehli

After our sunrise viewing of the Taj Mahal, we returned to the hotel for breakfast

and began the 4 hour journey back to Dehli.  These are street scenes in Agra, taken from the window of our speeding bus -- sometimes at speeds above 30kph.

Breakfast for a different group

 More roadside ablutions

 Agra resident sitting on the front porch

 Intraurban transportation

Drying dung piles

 Camel in the fields

 Side-saddle sari on a scooter

 The Yumana Expressway goes through a brick making region of India since the soil is just the right kind here.  The landscape was dotted with these large chimneys, most with just a wisp of smoke coming out.

 There were large piles of bricks all around

Hindu temple in Dehli

He doesn't seem very happy about his product

Downtown Dehli monuments

 India Gate

Humayun Tomb, the inspiration for the Taj Mahal.  This was constructed by the grandfather of the Taj builder.  I just now noticed the hand entering the picture on the right.

Not shown in these pictures is the tomb of the Royal Hairdresser, located to the right of the Humayum Tomb.  Not as big or as ornate but still, he got his own tomb.

 Back again to the Oberoi, with dinner on a different part of the rooftop terrace.