rohit....bugger...your making me cry ! i really miss those days when i could do the same...next g2g(if your available ofcoz) get your lappy/projector....lets show off all the pics and share your experiences....it would be awesome !

awesome stuff!!
sleeping at a roadside khatiya when no accommodation was to be found,
filling up a water bottle and stopping at an unknown place to attend nature's call,
purchasing a cellphone from the most unthinkable area,
riding in the darkness with animal skulls for company,
finding a petrol pump with the tank almost empty in an area where there isn't supposed to be any petrol pump...

nothing can beat the experience of such moments

bhagwaan jaane main kab yeh sab kar paunga

salaam biru bhaai!

Enjoyed, great going
Abb yeh batoo Khajurao kab tak pahochoge ? Khajurao ke chakar mein pura rajasthan ghum liya

argghh!... biru bhai

you're really making me feel so helpless and kind of... "kya bc, apan bas idhar pade pade ye sab padhne ko hi hain khud pata nahi kabhi aisa karenge bhi ya nai... "

Bwahahah..Mission Successfull.
Thanks a lot

Thanks Man..Aaayega Aayega..sabka number aata he ...Tumhara bh iaayega.
SabarAliii kaa rakho


Hahahaha...Kuch Khajuraho wali tasveeren SouthIndia wale thread me dali hui he..Tab tak unse kaam chalao.7th day we will be in Khajuraho .Promise.

Thanks Man...Ye sab karne ke pehle mujhe bhi nai pata tha ki mien ye sab karne wala hu :P
So you will never know,kab tum nikal pado aise safar ko

DAY 6 log coming up in few hrs
AGRA-MATHURA-VRINDAVAN-AGRA

Cheers
Biru

i mean it...whenever a notification from this thread comes...it freaks me out...thinking now there will be another set of pictures which will again get me into the same mood !....and then im like 'unsubscribe....unsubscribe...unsubscribe'

DAY 6
AGRA - MATHURA - VRINDAVAN - AGRA

Friday 16-07-2010, I fell short on the Luck part. Every Friday Taj Mahal is closed and I came to know about it today morning when I was all ready to visit Taj and suddenly the Hotel gatekeeper asked

"Sir,kaha nikal liye itni subah subah".
I replied "TAJ dekhne ki barson ki tamanna ko poora karne".
But then he replied "Aaj toh taj band rehta he"
I said "Kyun"
Gatekeeper "sirji aap Taj dekhne aaye aapko itna bhi maloom nai,ki har Friday maintenance aur Namaz ke liye Taj band rehta he"
I said to myself Grrrr..Subah Subah dimag ki #&*#&@# gayi.

So that means either I have to wait for next day OR else I can move ahead without visiting the TAJJ !!
I still had half day in my hand to decide about it.
To wait or to move ahead..These thoughts were coming in my mind again and again and again. I took a walk to visit Agra Fort which was very close to the hotel I was staying.

Agra Fort
The fort is similar in layout to the Red Fort in Delhi, but comparatively in better preserved condition. As most part of the Delhi Fort was razed by the British after the Mutiny. Main attraction of this fort is its defensive structure and beautiful red sandstone construction. This fort is also called as Red Fort of AGRA.



The fort has a beautiful view of his masterpiece, the Taj Mahal, on a clear day. There are two main Entry gates to this fort Delhi gate(Hathiya - Paur) and Amar Singh Gate (Akbar Darwaza).I made an entry from the second one



History of the fort
It encloses the palatial residence of the Mughal kings and the state treasury and mint. Originally the residence of the Chauhans, the fort was seized by Mahmud of Ghazni in the 12th century, and later occupied by Sikander Lodi in 1506. His son, Ibrahim Lodi lost the battle of Panipat to Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire. Since then, it has been the seat of the Mughal administration, and home to all the Mughal kings thereafter.
The Aram Bagh, a Persian garden built by Babur by the banks of the Yamuna was the first Mughal construction. To Akbar's credit goes the construction of the fortress walls, and developing the city as a centre for art and commerce. While Jahangir added to its landscape with a number of gardens, Shah Jahan refined its interiors with marble and pieta dura inlay, and gave it international recognition with the construction of the Taj Mahal, before shifting his capital to Delhi. However, Aurangzeb returned to Agra before relocating his capital to Aurangabad in 1653.
I roamed in the fort for almost two hours.Every section,every inch,every part of it was very-very beautiful.The main compounds inside the Agra fort are Bengali Mahal,Akabari Mahal,Jahangiri Mahal,Khas Mahal,Mina Masjid,Anguri Bagh,Diwan-I-Aam,Diwane-E-Khas,Mussman Burj,Hammam-i-Shahi and many more.

Diwan-I-Aam


Mussman Burj - a tower with a beautiful marble balcony.When Shahjahan was imprisoned by Aurangzeb,he used to have a view of TAJ from this balcony.



Jahangiri - Mahal





Jahangir's Bathtub(hauj)



Prison



MISC








After visiting the fort went back to the hotel and I was still thinking what to do and then again the Gatekeeper speaks up.
"Sir dekh aaye Taj Mahal"
"Nai Washroom jaa rha hu Taj Mahal khada karne,aa rahe ho dekhne "

He stares and smiles

I picked up my bike and went to Taj to confirm that,what people are telling is truth.Kahi public Maamu toh nai bana rahi he.
But then later I found it true.Taj was all surrounded by the Huge walls.Wasn't even able to have a sneak-peek.But then I made my mind to stay for the day and pay a visit to THE TAJ MAHAL tomorrow.

More coming
Sikandara - Akbar's Tomb
Mathura -Brindaban
And Agra's Famous Panchii Petha

Cheers
Biru

woww....nice capture there !

bada ashleel hai ye launda !

Awaiting Day 7 .....Bring it on

..Dhanyaawaad

Yeah.Half of Day 6 is still remaining

Cheers
Biru

Intne time mein to mein khud hi Khajurao ja kar aa jaonga ...

waiting for more, launde

bring it on

..I am working on that part buddy..Very much occupied in the work front

Thanks Mate

Cheers
Biru

Amazing Pics Biru.This trip must be an awesome experience for you.

very inspiring !