Agra and The Taj Mahal

Nice ride to our hotel..... Hotel is ok, but a little dark and dingy (best roof top views of the Taj though). The area if front of the Taj is a slice of India - noisy, dirty, packed little streets with cheap breakfast every where (Rs30 - eggs, toast and tea). The views of the Taj where amazing, but nothing like the experience of actually going inside the walls and being up-close and personal (even in the rain). We had planned to spend 3 nights in Agra, but we had started to get tired of traveling and Agra did not have much more than the Taj to offer, so we cancelled 8 trains and booked 3 new ones leaving Agra a day early and skipping out on the Tiger Safari we had planned (which was turning out to be a way overpriced scam). Next stop Khajuraho......