Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India (by the kids)

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On the 20th we were going to have to wake up early because our train is leaving at 8:10am, so that means we have to wake up at 6am. When we woke up we looked around the room seeing if the easter bunny left anything and guess what, they did. There was no chocolate because India’s to hot it would melt, there were lots of lollies, we weren’t allowed to eat that many though. We put them in a bag and then we packed up the last thing we need to pack, then off to the train station. When we got there we still had about forty five minutes to wait, so we just sat there and read our kindle. When our train was close to arriving we went to where we were getting on, it was nowhere near as crazy as when we arrived, when we got on the train we put our bags on the bag racks and sat down for more kindle reading. The train was going to go to Agra, Agra has the Taj mahal, the Taj mahal is a world famous palace, it is ginormous, we’re going to go see it. When we arrived we went to our hotel put our stuff down and then went out to have lunch. Our hotel is on a road that’s right next to a big street that has lots of restaurant, we picked a restaurant and the one we picked had Thalis. Thalis are one of my favourite Indian meals, there always different and the one I chose was delicious it was big and I didn’t think I was going to finish it. That’s the thing in India, there’s no kid meals, I have to eat adult meals all the time. Whatever, when we were done we were all satisfied so we went to walk around and look at stuff. We found this tea thing that teaches you how to make chai tea, and mum loves chai tea, so we decided to do that later in the week. After that we went home to read and do stuff, we did that for a few hours, and then we went over to a restaurant to have drinks and a snack of chips (and card games). We played for a while waiting for the chips to turn up it took ages, when it arrived it was only a really small plate, then why did it take so long? When we were done we went back to the hotel to sleep. Sweet dreams.
On the 21st I woke up sweating, it was boiling hot, I saw mum and dad awake and Emma just waking up, dad told me it was really early and the power was out. There were no fans, no aircon and since the door was open to try to get some ventilation so the mosquitoes would just fly in. the time was 1am, we couldn’t get to sleep so we went onto the veranda to look out and read our kindle. After a while we did go to sleep, it was around 2 o’clock. When we woke up we decided to go to a fort, the fort was a huge fort that had lots of squirrels. We took a tuktuk there, and it was indeed very big, it was made with red sandstone and was built in 1565. When we went in we saw gardens, carvings and all sorts of stuff, I can’t really explain it, it’s hard to. There was this big bathtub that was made out of cement, it was circular, when we finished we went home and did a bit of our blog, then went to sleep.
On the 22nd we decided to go to the Taj Mahal, it’s a giant mausoleum, the structure was completed in 1639. Our hotel is very close to it so we can just walk there, mum got online tickets so we just have to show them and get in. When we got in we saw gardens and a big gate, I suspected that the Taj Mahal was through there, so we went through the gates and voila, there it was. It was huge, it had a huge dome on the top, in today money it would of cost 70,67,37,66,000.000 rupees, that’s 1,289,164,914.24 AUD. When we went into the thing there were loads of people, we coulden’t get close to anything because they had everyone behind a fence, the coffins were behind something so we couldn’t see them that well. Other than that, the place was beautiful, the roof was amazing it had carvings all over it, beautiful. When we went out of it we looked at the gardens, then went to a place called baby Taj. It doesn’t look like the Taj Mahal at all, it’s way smaller and there’s more people buried there. After that we went to a park, the park had lots of plants and squirrels, there were also monkeys to. We played there for a bit then went home. to sleep.
On the 23rd we didn’t know what to do, so we decided to go get breakfast, when we got street it all looked pretty and there was a barricade, then mum remember that JD Vance was coming here. Or as I like to call him professor dumb dumb. There were only security people in the streets, nothing was open, well nothing that he was going to pass, for some reason all the schools were closed. We went to the post office to post some cards, then went home to do blog. We also did some schoolwork and at the end we figured out that I was sick I had a very bad temperature. I lied in bed while dad went out to get some dinner, when he came back mum and Emma went, when only dad and me were there, dad let me play a bit on a game on his phone. When Emma got back I let them have a go, and after that we watched a movie then went to bed.
On the 24th we didn’t have much cash so we had to find an ATM, the first one’s didnt work, the next ones weren’t on. We try lots of different ones, and then finally, we saw one we had got money out of that bank before. So we went over to it and guess what it was out of order. When we eventually did find one working that was the right bank we got some money and went to find a place that had a show going on. We walked over there, bought our tickets, then since it’s in six hours of we went to a coffee shop. The show actually started at 6:30, and it was 1:30. We brought some games so we decided to play them and have a nice drink. After that we went home to do some blog then schoolwork. When it was 5:30pm we started walking towards it, the show was about the origin of the Taj Mahal, it is a place where they buried an empress, the emperor loved them a lot. When it started it was actually pretty nice, the acting was great and at the end there was even a miny model of the Taj Mahal. When the show finished it turned out to be really cool, it was sad it had to end, but all things have to, so when it did we went out to dinner. When we were done we went back home and. S. l. E. P. T.
On the 25th we went to a place called the red Taj, it looks like the Taj Mahal but way smaller, but it’s red, not white. The red Taj is in the middle of a graveyard, it turned out to be very interesting. Earlier this week mum was looking at info on the Taj Mahal, and they found out that the tomb you see in the Taj Mahal is a fake, the actual one is in the basement. I wondered if it’s the same here, so I looked around and I found closed of stairs going down, so it probably is the same. We looked around a bit in the graveyard, then went off to go to a place called the tomb of Akbar. Akbar was the third Mughal emperor, the Mughals ruled north India long ago, the building is a five storeys high and built completely out of red sandstone and white marble. Akbar ruled from 1556 to 1605, he started building the tomb before he died, he didn’t finish It though, his son completed it after Akbars death. Inside the tomb there were a really big room that if I made a noise it would echo for eight seconds, in this big tomb there were carvings on rock, and it was beautiful. The tomb wasn’t just the building, there was also gardens, a big gate and for some reason there were three fake gates, they look the same as proper gate, but it’s just we can’t go through them. When we were walking around we saw a peacock it had a really long tail, the tail was closed though. We kept walking and then we saw a monkey, it was cool, when I was doing my blog I also figured out that there were also antelope there too, (we didn’t see any though). When we left we went to a Sikh temple , the temple was very new and white we had to wear stuff on our heads and coulden’t take our shoes in. It look really nice, at one point we got offered a sweet thing so we took it and were happy we did because if we didn’t it might have been classified as an insult. When we left we went back home did a bit of our blog, then went to sleep. Sleepy sleepy.
On the 26th this is the last day that I’m blogging about in India, tomorrow were going on a train to Delhi then we’re taking a plane to Africa.
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Andrew (10 years old)

HELLO. Me am back. And better than ever. I am having the time of my life here. I thought I should tell you because it is our last week in India. Then we are going to Africa.
On Sunday we went to a train station. we took a train from Jaipur all the way to Agra. We travelled on Easter. When we woke up, we went searching for lollies and guess what, we found a box of lollies, a lollypop, marshmallows on a stick, a cookie and a toy each. (Well, we got everything except the toy.) We named the new toy poppy because the first p means purple, and oppy means hoppy, and bunnies hop. The train lasted for 5 or 6 hours. It was not that busy. After we arrived, we settled into our room. That night we went to a restaurant that was really slow. We played boardgames and chatted. At about midnight the power went out it got so hot we woke up at two in the morning. We ended up reading outside. We were bugged. We needed sleep. We tried to get back to sleep but we couldn’t.
On Monday we went to the fort, and you would probably guess that we would have complained because we were tied. But guess what, we did not. It took a few hours to do. After we finished the fort, we walked around the market. After a while we got so sweaty. We walked around till we found cold water. Then got a tuktuk back to our hotel. by the time we got back the power was back on, so we relaxed in the cool. Then blogged.
On Tuesday we went to the Taj Mahal. It is one of the most well-known places in the world. It was very big. It was made of marble. beautiful. Very beautiful. I loved the texture of the wall. It was white. It had a big doom on the top. It had pillars all around it. we saw the sunrise behind it. it was built for a wife. This man had a favourite wife (because man back then, were allowed to have more than one wife, while women weren’t allowed more than one husband. Which is bullcrap) and it was built for her. She died when having her 14th baby. She was buried in the centre of it. There were monkeys, squirrels and hawks. There was a museum with baby squirrels. Then we had lunch. After that we went to the baby taj. It was the taj mahal but small. It was marvelous. then we went to a park. It had trees and plants and squirrels. Then we had dinner.
On Wednesday we found out that Donald trump’s stupid vice president was coming. (JD Vance.) they closed off the rode he was coming on. He went to visit the taj mahal. We are happy that we went the day before. Then we just did blog. We found out that Andrew was sick. He said that he did not feel good.
On Thursday we had breakfast. Then we spent about two hours trying to find an ATM. When we finally found one, we got a tuktuk back home and blog then got ready for a show about the Taj mahal. The show was about the person who built it and why. He built it because of his wife. I liked it. There was actors and backgrounds and props. We got headphones so we could understand it. it was cool. Then we had dinner. Night-night.
On Friday we went to the red taj. It was a miniature taj mahal. It is made from red sandstone. It is surrounded by graves. Then we went to see the tomb of Akbar. There was someone who was buried in there. It was massive. There was a big gate at the front and three fake gates on the sides and at the back. We walked around a bit in the burning sun. not many people were there. After that we went to the Sikh temple. It is very white and big. We wore stuff on our head as a sigh of respect. Then we walked on very hot cement. Ouch. Then we came back, got ready and went out for dinner.
On Saturday we did blog, schoolwork and stayed home. Not much but tomorrow is a big day, WE’RE GOING TO AFRICA!
Emma (8 and a half years old)Read more