This weekend
we have had the great joy of having Cameron Blair visit us. Cameron is my first
cousin, twice removed. Specifically, he is Terry Boswell Hummel’s son. Cameron
has been in
Bangalore with his work with Ernst & Young and is getting ready
to go back to the US to join his
family. I hadn’t met Cameron before, I don’t
think. I may have been introduced to him at Pat
Boswell’s funeral, but neither
of us remembered it if we were. Cameron is a lot younger than us
(he’s between
Becca and Sarah in age) and as mentioned, we didn’t have any previous
relationship.
Despite all of that, we had a great time. We went to Taj Mahal,
Agra Fort, and Red Fort here in
Delhi, with some time wandering the streets of
Old Delhi.
The old
saying of a picture's worth a thousand words will be tested today. No more text (or
very little) here are some pictures of our adventures.
Taj Mahal
So this was new. You have to put disposable booties on before you go into the Taj. Now they have automated booty fitters!
Agra Fort
Yes this is the Taj, but it was taken from Agra Fort, so that's why it's included in this section. The signficance of this view is that Shah Jahan, who built the Taj was imprisoned, until he died, in Agra Fort by his youngest son.
Red Fort (in Delhi)
Old Delhi
If I remember correctly, This Sikh Temple is over 1,000 years old. The city has grown up right next to it and all around it.
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The building with the turrets below was an army barracks during the British occupancy of India. It has now been taken over as apartments.
There is a
saying in Japan, “Never say beautiful until you’ve seen Nikko (a National
Park). I think there should also be a saying, “Never say amazing until you’ve
seen Taj Mahal.”
Namaste
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