If you gave birth to 14 children and your husbsnd built the Taj Mahal in your honor would you be happy? Probably so, unless you died in childbirth with the last one. The mogel (emporers from Mongoia who ruled in Northern India) that did so in this case was later double-crossed by one of his sons who killed off the male siblings, imprisoned his father, and took over as King. The evil son's rule eventually led to the downfall of the mogels in India and precipitated the rule by the British. Provides a sobering lesson on the hubris of leadership and the toxicity it brings-never sustainable for the long haul. While I hadn't really thought much about visiting this historic site and wasn't really prepared to be impressed, I was, nevertheless. The architectural design and construction by Persians is really impressive, including 6 story columns leaning outward to protect against earthquate damage.
But best part of the day was a 2 hour traffic jam leaving Agra that was a sight to behold. I will post pictures when I can but in the meantime imagine hundreds of cars, bikes, motorcycles, horses, trucks, people, rickshaws, cabs,and pick-ups occupying a four lane road that somehow is now six with no clear lane demarkation moving something like an amoeba accompanyed by honking and waving and shouting to each other BUT with patience and no road rage. Volunteers would appear from nowhere trying to help direct traffic and break up log jams. Best free entertainment I have ever had! Lesson here-progress is messy, organic and sometimes even chaotic, but with faith and a bit of hope and determination the impossible becomes possible!
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