Yamuna Express Highway
I was wondering whether I should name this blog Agra or Taj mahal or Fatehpur , but then it occurred to me the drive to the destination was more magnificent that the destination itself , hence the name of the expressway to the blog .
Sensibly enough we started 6ish in the morning on Saturday , hoping to be back the same day.
Ofcourse when do trips go as planned ! Though its a beautiful highway , immensely picturesque , it does not have the street lamps for night travelers . Yes u heard me right . So now fro some body in car its not a very big deal , but bikers can get hell of a scare … thus the trip extended for a day more .
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Below is TAJ Mahal standing tall and white in all its Splendor. Magnificent and remarkable architecture with stones emeralds imported from as far as Russia on north , Malaysia on east and Iran on west to decorate .
After the breath taking seen of Taj mahal everything else looks a little less in grandeur , yet the to Agra fort wasn’t a disappointment , the the walls decorate with intricate carvings and area well planned with stable for horses , kings court , houses fro queens , minsters , gardens etc .
The place tells stories of kings and their administration fair and unfair , of Queens and their lives spend inside the fort premises. The army which fought with swords and arrows while invaders fought with guns and canyons .
Peeking out the window from Mahal of Jodha Bai , one of Akbar’s favorite queens.
Chishti’s tomb , Akbars guru was entombed in here , along with few other generals from his army . The places also has a door named Buland Darwaza which has a view of the city from a cliff .
Walking around the square Perimeter of Dargah’s compound , I found different sections decoarted with different styles of carvings and all new deigns .
1st tries at a 5 storied building at Fort of Fatehpur and one below just before leaving back for home on Sunday . 
Well thats it folks the battery went way too low to take any more pictures after this !! I need to add ” get a portable mobile charger” to my To-Buy-list for future trips …. :p
We traveled north India couple of months ago & from Delhi we took expressway to Agra, I think that was Yamuna expressway. After escaping Delhi traffic it was a smooth ride on expressway but I can understand your fear about riding motorcycle on that road.
🙂 well the road is much better than it used to be months back … thanks to roadsode railings etc .. and we saw the signs saying ” your are under cctv surveillance ” not really being able to locate the cctv cameras though !!!