The fabulous RAJASTHAN by Jutta Hartmann-Metzger (i can read book club TXT) 📕

  Agra is the highlight of our trip for me. Until there is 250 km, past wheat fields and working in the field women. We see water buffalo and goats. We have a long stop and take the opportunity to visit the ruined city and winning city Fatehpur Sikri. Builder is the Mughal emperor Akbar (1542-1605), who in gratitude about the birth of his second Son, and to the memory of his victory over Gujarat arise this city was. It is remarkably well preserved. Akbar had three wives, princesses, Hindu, Muslim and Christian faith. All three were allowed to practice their faith. However, after 14 years he left that city. Historians believe that the constant water shortage was to blame. Would be possible, however, that his presence was required in Lahore, because the North gave him political problems. We have reached the last leg of our journey: Agra.  

An impressive place


The Pavillion

 

The tomb TAJ MAHAL

How many times have I dreamed of as a child from stand before the tomb of Shah Jahan's favorite wife, Mumtaz. A dream! We are located in Jaypee Palace Hotel. A very modern building complex, but also very large. Get inside is not a problem coming out more likely. The Taj Mahal was started in 1631. However, until the consummation, it took a total of 22 years, and it required the labor of 20,000 workers who built it. It is entirely constructed of marble. But you describe details that would mean for me to reduce this structure on the pure technical performance. You simply must have stood even before this unique monument of love once. Shah Jahan lost his favorite wife, Mumtaz by the birth of his 14th Child. Mumtaz followed him during their marriage everywhere, even into the camp, when Shah Jahan was at war.

 

Jutta and Klaus before the TAJ MAHAL



A tremendous impact

 

Mood from the guest

The Red Fort of AGRA

The visit of the impressive Agra Fort completes our vacation. Mughal emperor Akbar began this building in 1565, but mainly from sandstone. His grandson Shah Jahan replaced large parts of marble. You can visit paradise living areas, which he had built for Mumtaz. Ironically, Shah Jahan spent his last years in this fort when he was imprisoned by his son Aurangzeb here. We now leave a region in the great moguls and the princes of the Rajputs have left us wonderful palaces and a touch of 1000 and one night.

    It goes tomorrow morning to Delhi and after a short stay in the main hotel The Clermont waiting with snacks and refreshing shower on us, continue through Vienna to Hannover. Hildesheim, we're back and have lots to talk about.

The Agra Fort

 

The entrance to the Fort



In the courtyard

 

The Palace of the prisoners Shah Jahan

A thank you for the interesting trip

I would like to thank our tour guide, the many attentive hotel staff, our driver, who has an incredible driving skills, my husband Klaus, of all my literary outpourings, in any form by reads and criticizes or corrects me. I am grateful for the publication and that you have stayed to the end on the ball.

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Publication Date: 02-12-2014

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