Preview of Steph_holland's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Agra, India Entry Title: "Taj Mahal & Agra Fort" Entry: "got my first Indian train on Monday, it was excellent- a quick 2 hour journey with Pakora & chips included for breakfast! Much cleaner & more efficient than UK trains! when I arrived in Agra it was bedlam- coming out of the station were hundreds of very aggressive touts all jabbering away trying to get you to go in their taxi/rickshaw etc. Instead I took the Lonely Planet advice and battled my way to the pre-paid auto rickshaw stand and got a bargain fare to Agra. When we arrived I didn't have anything booked & had just picked a name out of the Lonely Planet- the rickshaw driver took me there but then told me of a much better place down the road. Its only been open a week so is really clean, half the price of the other one, and has a rooftop view of the Taj. The staff are really friendly and can't do enough for you, it's been great! Unfortunately the day I arrived it started to rain- really heavy all day! The best time to see the Taj is sunrise or sunset, definitely not when it's chucking it down with rain!! So I spent a nice lazy afternoon in a cafe watching the world go by, watching the road outside completely disappear under very dirty water, and laughing at wet Japanese people and local kids splashing about, drinking big <b>...</b>