Taj Mahal Again

Taj Mahal, Agra

I came across a blog post by Sunil about his recent trip to Agra. He makes quite a few interesting observation-

Having driven from Delhi through the scorching sun , we reached Agra around noon. Hordes of guides and other self proclaimed local experts hounded the car park. With no energy or inclination to offer any resistance, we quickly hired a guide who promised us to take us into the premise within a very short time.

And I used to think maybe this happened more to people who traveled by public transport or wanted to hire a taxi etc.

And this one again is hilarious (when it is not happening to you)-

Ah! Here we were further delayed, because in spite of everyone vouching for me, the guards, suspecting my nationality insisted to see my Indian passport as proof which I did not have it on me at that time. I was suggested to pay 750 Indian rupees as a foreign national. After much deliberations and me speaking about half a dozen of Indian languages, one of the officials was finally convinced about my indianess and allowed me in.