Originally Posted by joeytay
Anyone have experience visiting the Taj?
I am wondering what is the best time for a visit? Where do you recommend a hotel stay? Did you fly from Delhi? Take a train from Delhi? How was getting to and from Agra?
This is about the only thing I want to see there so if there are other suggestions please let me know. Thanks
We took the train from Delhi. It's quite far to Agra -- I wouldn't do it as a day trip.
I can't remember the name of our hotel, except that it was an obirois -- very, very nice 5 star. We went to the Taj twice, once in late afternoon and once at sunrise. I highly recommend sunrise -- it was a little foggy when we went and the Taj, which already looks magical because of the topography of the site (it looks like it's floating), was like something from another world.
Here's a picture I took:
http://travelersvideo.com/Agra,%20India.jpg