Sightseeing in Agra

After the Taj Mahal, we did more sightseeing in Agra.

The secondary attraction in Agra is the Agra Fort, which was where the king who built the Taj Mahal for his wife spent the last years of his life imprisoned by his own son. The tower where the king lived has an awesome view of the Taj Mahal and it is said that he spent most of his time staring at the Taj thinking of his wife. The fort was pretty neat, but not nearly as cool as the Taj!

The next biggest attraction in Agra was McDonald's! Ok so not really, but for Brian and me it was! We saw it on the way into town and made plans to go there for lunch on the way back to Delhi. Brian thought they would serve hamburgers, but of course they didn't since 99% of the population worships the cow as a sacred creature! Although they didn't have Big Macs, we did thoroughly enjoy our chicken nuggets, chicken sandwich, veg pizza McPuff and fries. Yummmm!!! Everything was surprisingly similar to the American version and really hit the spot for a taste of home. After we gorged ourselves on three value meals, Brian and I both said that it was the first time we didn't feel guilty one bit about eating such bad food!

After we ate, it was time to use the bathroom before our 4.5 hour drive back to Delhi. I took a photo because it was a Western-style toilet, but obviously there were no Westerners using it because the tape was still on the toilet paper!