Taj Mahal precruise, Mumbai to Bali on Voyager 20 Nov-20 Dec

[Keith1010]

Wes, I love the photo of you two.

 

Have a great time on this tour.

 

Best to you and Ida.

 

Keith

[OrpingtonT]

Great picture. You, and Ida, don't change, you look ready for anything and this whets our appetite for more to come.

[WesW]

Hi aussiechick7/Dale & David; Rachelg/Rachel & George; Keith1010/Keith & Anne Marie, OrpingtonT/Tom & Barbara, thank your way too kind PJ photo comments.

 

 

This afternoon, thanks to theShoo's excellent private tour coordination, three CC couples enjoyed a very pleasant four hour tour of Delhi. A few pictures are provided below.

 

Pictured below in front of Humayun's Tomb is our Cruise Critic friends, LtoR, Wes, Ida, theShoo/Elain & Mark; etual324/Lucille & Gene. Humayun's mausoleum is the first mughal garden tomb.

 

 

The Humayun Tomb entry path below:

 

 

One of the many courtyards in the Humayun tomb complex:

 

 

Our CC group LtoR, Elaine, Mark; Wes, Ida, Lucille, Gene in front of the five storied Qutb Minar. The Qutb Minar in red sandstone is decorated with geometric designs and koranic verses.

 

 

Background is the Qutub Minar, foreground is the fourth century iron pillar, an ancient metallurgical wonder.

 

[forgap]

Wow, Wes! We can't wait to follow in your footsteps in 2014!!!! The photos are spectacular...especially BA!

[dougburns]

Great pics, Wes! Thanks for taking us along.

[newlondon]

Great stuff Wes. Loved the sleep suits. Looking forward to more.

[NCCruzQueen]

WOW, Wes, those are great photos. You are just beginning and such a fabulous excursion already. Thanks!!

[rallydave]

Concur with the Great Photos comment. Sounds like everything was on time and jet lag hasn't been too bad so far. Hope you have a wonderful trip.

 

Dave and Paige

[Mr Rumor]

Well, Wes, you've succeeded in rousing me from my posting slumber. Relishing your words and pics and wishing you and Ida a fantastic experience!

 

Rich

[WesW]

HI Everyone, Forgap/Jennifer & Georges, Dougburns/Doug & Lynn, NewLondon/Bill, Rallydave/Dave & Paige, Mr Rumor/Rich, y'all in particular thankyou for your kind words, we're glad you like our Delhi photos. Now for some Agra and Taj Mahal photos:

 

 

 

Taj Mahal frontal view in full splendor:

 

 

 

View looking at the North Entrance (where you first take in the breathtaking Taj View) from the base of the Taj Mahl:

 

 

East gateway entrace to the Taj Mahal:

 

 

View of us in the conventional Taj Mahal pose picture:

 

[rallydave]

Unbelievable Wes, great pics. You are simply too nice to be taking your valuable time to provide pictures to us mere mortals!!! Hope the rest of your memorable trip is as good if not better than the beginning.

 

BR,

 

Dave & Paige

[PaulaJK]

Great travel log and photos Wes......these are marvelous sights to enjoy!

[Keith1010]

Wes, fantastic photos.

 

Keith

[nancygp]

Wes, thanks for posting the incredible photos from the Taj Mahal.

 

Enjoy,

 

Nancy

[dougburns]

Wes; It looks like you and Ida are having entirely too much fun! Great pics!

[dabear]

Wes: thanks for the great pictures of your trip so far, keep them coming. It's making us that much more anxious to go there next April.

[nana541]

Oh my Wes!!! What beautiful pictures... And glorious weather, you guys are blessed and so are we to be able to come along, thanks so much!

 

Safe travels to you all :)

[txladycruiser]

Beautiful.

[newlondon]

Keep it up Wes and I may be able to get Wendy to follow in your footsteps.

Bill

[dabear]

Wes; a side question. my dw wants to know if you took any shots (eg hepetitus) for your trip?

[Eager2Travel]

Many thanks Wes for the great pictures. They bring back a flood of wonderful memories of our trip to India on Song of Flower. I know you and Ida will love your journey.

 

Ann and Shel

[ededmd]

Wonderful pictures. Looks y'all are having a grand time.

4th century ironwork most impressive.

Is the Taj Mahal what you expected it to be?

[RachelG]

Great pics. I am counting on you convincing George that he wants to go to India. I told him about this trip, and he said no way.

[WesW]

Hi Everyone; Rallydave/Dave & Paige, PaulaJk/Paula, Keith1010/Keith & Anne Marie Nancygp/Nancy, Dougburns/Doug & Lynn, dabear, Nana541, TxLadycruiser/Karen & Wayne, NewLondon/Bill & Wendy, Eager2Travel/Ann&Shel; ededmd, RachelG/Rachel & George.

 

dabear, on discussion with our primary cared doc and review of our med records we did not take any shots or go on Malaria pills, tho we brought lots of Deet tho.

 

ededmd, the Taj Mahal easily exceeded our expectations (visually, in fact all senses).

 

RachelG; if TC's and our thread do not convince George, Ida and I will work on him on the Spring crossing in April.

 

Eager2Travel; Hi Ann and Shel, so nice to see you posting again.

 

A few more pictures of Agra below: Ron & Sue from Silicon Valley had lunch with us yesterday, then Ron said lets go outside the front gates of the ITC Mughal

hotel. We spent 30 min exploring the gritty, extraordinary abject poverty of the street life just outside this luxury hotel..dumb me I left my camera at the hotel.

 

Picture of the professional laundry service drying in the sun (with water buffalo among the sheets) as our bus crossed into Agra yesterday.

 

 

Picture of the Rhesus Monkey house (Rhesus monkeys took over this abandoned house on the way to our hotel in Agra). Rhesus monkeys are exceptionally

smart (I worked with them for an entire summer at Stanford Medical school (this Monkeys were part of an experiment and had the brains ablated) still smart.

 

 

Ida and I are a few minutes from joining our Regent tour to Amber Fort, more later. We do drive to Jaipur later this afternoon. We will ride an elephant

at the Marriott thanks to the above & beyond coordination of Ven tours GM

[Lvtocruize2]

Wes, it's always a pleasure to cruise with you and Ida once again and your pix are incredible! Do you mind my asking what kind of camera/lens you have?

 

Patty