"a teardrop on the face of eternity" - Tagore

well. I've finally done it: seen the Taj Mahal.

Despite the drama that ensued during our trip to Agra (please see Ryan's blog, and know that it included Ryan's chair strapped to the roof during rain storms, more than a thousand cows hanging out in the middle of the street, forging rivers that used to be roads in a very small car which later would not start, climbing slippery marble stairs to get to our second floor room which hadn't been cleaned since the last gringo tourists slept there, and EATING AT INDIAN MCDONALDS!) we made it.

It was beautiful, and marbley, and pretty incredible. It also cost like $19 to get in and they made me throw away two packs of gum, my Fruit and Nut bar, and a peanut butter and guava jelly sandwich Ryan had made me. I've also never seen a greater accumulation of white people in one place (except, of course, in Western countries.)

But yes, it was worth it. It was serene and majestic.

And (as always) it was quite an adventure!