August 5, 2008, Tuesday, Travel day from Jaipur to Agra. (travel pictures). What a day of travel. Stuck in a traffic jam for over an hour. Travel for the poor folk here is usually in a large truck with everyone jammed in, standing and some people standing on the back. of the truck. The roads are so congested that our half full air conditioned bus is only inches away from a truck with over 20 people standing and even hanging off of the truck. We spent many hours waving and taking pictures of them.
I saw so many different pictures staring out the window today. We came across a big industrial accident where a large beam (8 foot high) fell off its pedestal and crushed some workers. There were ambulances and police everywhere. What was interesting was this was a very rural area and there were over 1000 people looking on. The word got out and there were people streaming in from all over. We saw dogs chasing monkeys, and animals all over the road. In India there is always something to see.
Stopped on the way to Agra to visit the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, which is a world heritage site. We ate lunch at an old palace that was converted to a hotel. The Laxmi Palace used to be the palace of a rich prince. You can now rent out the suite for $100 US. We visited another fort and then off to Agra. We finally made it to Agra to the luxurious hotel Mughal Sheraton. I highly recommend it as it is only a 7 minute drive to the Taj Hahal.
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