Taj Mahal Pics

I wasn't sure if I was going to see the Taj Mahal before I left India, and to tell you the truth, I was never that broken up about it. There are so many places on my list that I need to see before I leave India in the next 3 - 6 months, I just didn't see Agra (where the Taj is) making it. After all, I've seen maybe a thousand pictures.

Missing it would have been a mistake. It's not one of the 7 Wonders of the World for nothing. Here is a photo tour of my trip to Agra:

The entrance to the Taj Mahal compound, where it costs a foreigner 750 rupees (about $18) and a native Indian 20 rupees (45 cents)

This is the main entrance to the gardens

The Taj Mahal from the main entrance in the last picture

From the steps inside the gardens


Some guy blocking my view of the Taj.

One of the two identical mosques on either side of the Taj Mahal

A river runs behind it

All of the Islamic script is inlaid marble. Sounds boring, but really pretty cool when you actually see it.

From the front of the Taj Mahal towards the entrance to the gardens.

My whole reason for being in Delhi was to play with a rock band, and I'm waiting to get those pics. I'll post those this week before I head to Delhi and then to Chennai to play a couple more shows.

Taj Mahal

So I haven't posted in a while, but there really hasn't been anything to post. Just business as usual.
I'm headed to Delhi today with a rock band, Thermal and a Quarter, to play at the Indian Institute of Technology - Delhi for a student festival and we'll be stopping at the Taj Mahal while we're in Delhi, so hopefully I'll have something damn interesting to post when I return on Tuesday.

Northwestern University: 1 - 0

In an extremely emotional football game that I could only read about, Northwestern beat Miami (OH) 21 - 3 in the Pat Fitzgerald's first game as head coach. Fitzgerald is the youngest coach in Division 1 football. In an odd twist of fate, Miami (OH) is where Walker played and coached before coming to Northwestern where he was the first coach to take Northwestern bowling 3 times.

Man, do I miss being able to watch these games...