Aug 5th Japour india










 Ahhh. We made it to the Taj Mahl. The story behind this mosque is so beautiful. It is the truest of love stories. I can't spell his name but he was the son of the emperor. The son was walking around the Bazaar and saw this beautiful girl dressed in silk and jewels. He was 14 and she was 13. He came home told his father he must marry her. 5 years later they married. They were blissfully in love. When his father died he took over of emperor. They were inseparable. Even during battle she would accompany him. They had 13 children 7 died. When she was attending battle with him she gave birth to their 14 child. The next day she was dying. He told her he would never be with another and would build her the most beautiful mosque in the world. He was true to his word. It took 22,000 men and 22 years to complete. He placed his beloved wife there. He stayed in one of the guest houses for 8 years overlooking the Taj. He died shortly after. The Taj is built 100% from marble with the same inlay of stones of the Agra Fort. It's an awesome inspiring love story. I did my tree pose in front as was my goal. Wilson nailed the photo!! Our trusty tuktuk driver took us wherever we wanted to go. He also posted as a guide altho we could barely understand him:) We then took the train to Japour. Crazy city!!  Traffic everywhere total chaos but hey that's India. Made it to our hotel. Stunning!!  Something out of Lawrence of Arabia!! Weather is more tolerable here. We have a pool!!  Going to take a dip tonight. Great day

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