North India Trekking Trip 北印度行山之旅 (23 Aug - 11 Sep 2002)

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Farmers at the Queen's tomb.

(7 Sep 2002, 28mm, F2.8 A-mode.)

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On tower at the SW corner of Taj Mahal.

(7 Sep 2002, 200mm, F2.8 A-mode.)

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Mosque standing tall west of Taj Mahal.

(7 Sep 2002, 28mm, F2.8 A-mode)

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Evening at mosque west of Taj Mahal.

(7 Sep 2002, 28mm, F2.8 A-mode, handheld leaning on wall.)

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At mosque west of Taj Mahal.

(7 Sep 2002, 28mm, F2.8 A-mode, handheld leaning on wall.)

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West side of Taj Mahal viewed from inside the mosque.

Left side of the building is undergoing a cleaning job.

(7 Sep 2002, 28mm, F2.8 A-mode.)

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To enter the Taj Mahal, the Mosque on the west side, or the Guest House which mirrors the Mosque on the east side, visitors need to take off shoes. After the visit, many girls would wash their feet in this pool. From what I can see, this pool is the only major public water source in the Taj Mahal complex. All other pools were dry. Maybe the water was there because of the cleaning project carried out at the time.

(7 Sep 2002, 70mm, F2.8 A-mode)

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In one of the rooms in Fatehpur, a fort abandoned due to lack of water.

This column is said to be made from one single tree trunk, up to the point of the horizontal beams.

(8 Sep 2002, 28mm, F2.8 A-mode.)

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In one of the guest rooms in Fatehpur in Agra.

(8 Sep 2002, 28mm, F2.8 A-mode.)

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In transit to Amber Fort in Jaipur.

I imagine if he was born 500 years earlier, he might have been a great elephant warrior, instead of hauling tourists for 5 straight years.

At least he was grateful enough after accepting our tips of 40 Rupees (HK$6.5 or US$0.. Our friends on the other elephant actually was asked by the "driver" for more tips.

(9 Sep 2002, 28mm, F2.8 A-mode.)