Taj Mahal, India

How to visit the Taj Mahal while avoiding hordes of tourists?

Asia India
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Wonder of the modern world, the Taj Mahal is worth almost the trip to India alone. This mausoleum built for the wife of a Mughal emperor devastated by his death is a hymn to love. Even centuries after the end of its construction, white marble still shines, giving an extraordinary dimension to the site that can leave you only admirable. You and the seven million annual visitors. It’s therefore difficult to visit the Taj Mahal and to make photos without other tourists on it. Here is the story of our visit and all our tips to visit the Taj Mahal …

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New Delhi, India

First steps towards the discovery of India – two days in New Delhi

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Indian capital, New Delhi offers more than just a glimpse of what the country has to offer: people everywhere, smells, garbage, excellent food, a beautiful architecture mixing oriental style with colonial style, you find everything, in abundance and even more than that. New Delhi was our first city in India. Since we were in Egypt just before, the cultural shock was smaller but still present. Indeed, we were already a bit used to horns and traffic in Cairo, but nothing prepares for so many noises, smells, dirt and colors. We can easily imagine what a Westerner who comes directly to …

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