8 September 2019
Day 1/9
My india journey was one of the most unexpected 😃journey.
on 7 September 2019, our flight to Jaipur was at 6.55pm from KLIA2. To be frank it was my first backpack trip and I don't even know how to check-in for flights. Thank god I have friends around me lol🤣.
We were early to catch our flight yet we ALMOST miss our flight because our gate was super behind and we were literally running towards the boarding gate. haha. We reached Jaipur at 21:50 where it was totally dark and we booked our cab in advance via https://www.goibibo.com/ which cost us RM50 each for 5-hour journey from Jaipur to Agra. Our primary plan is to catch sunrise at Taj Mahal. Wooo Sounds Cool right.
⬈AGRA
We reached Agra super early in the morning which is around 4am and booked Raj Hotel that has desk service for 24 hrs so that we can check in anytime. Raj hotel situated 0.7 KM with 5 mins walking distance to Taj Mahal West Gate. Please be reminded as well that the Taj Mahal has 2 different gates for entrance and not all gate will be open for ticketing. Apart from that, we purchased the Taj Mahal Entrance Ticket in advance to avoid lining up in the long queue and to be on time for our sunrise. On our way to Taj Mahal, we saw a lot of cows and monkeys in the street which was something new for me. Other than that, you cannot bring anything including water bottle into Taj Mahal. Thank God we were given water bottle before we enter Taj Mahal and the ticket price is higher for foreigners where we paid RM63 excluding the entrance fee for the main mausoleum. Our intention mainly to watch sunrise at Taj Mahal so we don't really bother to buy the additional tickets. 🤯
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| Taj Mahal Map |
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| Some selfie haha |
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| The first glimpse of Taj Mahal. It's Majestic for sure. feeling bollywoood as well hihi 😊😻😇 |
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| That is how it look when it is crowded. no view guys |
After that, we went to a restaurant near the Taj Mahal to get our breakfast. I took omelette but I dont have that much appetite to eat because it was not that hygienic and I was just worried that I would experience food poisoning.
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| This is the West Gate |
Thats how I felt on the first day haha. some sense of worry so that I dont have to be running for toilet in India haha.
We took Tuk Tuk to one of the famous bazaars at Agra. It was still early so the shop owners just starting to open their shops. I grab some souvenirs around the area. I brought mini taj mahal sculpture and keychains for my family and friends.
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| this is a rooftop view from one of the restaurants around Agra. You can see the overall view of Taj Mahal and some other forts around Taj Mahal which we did not cover during our trip. |
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| Somehow this scene at the railway station touched my heart so much that how grateful I am with my life. |
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| That is me hanging there like I used to see in Bollywood movies. It was super hot outside. I can feel the heat and thank god our train does have air conditioning. |
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that's how we were chatting inside our train. As usual, I get the upper deck haha. there is one couple in my cabin. It was a solid 5 hr sleep. |
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| That is me with an overweight backpack waiting for our train. hihi😎
Once we reach New Dehli, we took a grab to our hotel. On the way, we saw India Gate but we was rushing to reach our hotel to take some rest and freshen up ourselves. That night we stayed at one of the backpack hotel in Dehli town. That evening, we went to one the best-reviewed restaurant in the town. Tadka restaurant has the best paneer butter masala, palak paneer and gobhi masala I ever tasted which cost us maximum RM15 each for full meal set including rice, naan and lassi as well.
 some additional pictures of day 1 
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Good sharing
ReplyDeleteThank you 🥰
ReplyDeleteHow much total u have spent during this backpacking trip?
ReplyDeleteI spend 3k for 10 days trip including all the 5 flights and expenses.
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