TAJ MAHAL

My friend and I had been waiting all year to go to India and we were so excited to visit the wonderful and awesome Taj Mahal. We wanted to visit it because we heard a lot about the story of the emperor Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal. It seemed an interesting place to go, and we went!

The trip was not short. We travelled from Barcelona to India and the airplane had been flying for 19 hours, but it was really worth going there. Directly, we went to Taj Mahal in a strange, small taxi, but we had fun. The taxi took us 500 meters away from Taj Mahal because you cannot arrive in there by car, to prevent the monument from gasoline smoke so as not spoil the facade of the building.

When we arrived, we were amazed with the sight of that fantastic monument. Taj Mahal has Hindu and Islamic architecture, surrounded by green gardens and visitors around the world. It has also inside a mosque and the tombs of the emperor Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal.

The strangest thing we saw in the trip and we did not understand are the prohibited items at Taj Mahal. There was a notice that forbids illogical things like crayons, books, motorcycle hemlets or garlends of flowers. Does it surprise you? It is impressive! My friend and I were curious to know why and we went to ask the security man. The worst thing is that he even did not know it! He said to us that he only works taking as reference the law that comes from The Ministry of Tourism.

Until now, we still have those questions wondering in our head. We are planning that if we return to India, we will try to answer this question though it's hard.