a murder of crows

today i journeyed to agra

site of the taj mahal

reluctantly

as i know its a tourist magnet

and sure enough

what a nightmare getting past

the touts (taxis, thiefs, snake oil etc…)

the fare for foreigners

was about 1000 times higher

than india residents as well

the line for me to inter

was almost 200 yards long

and the wait

almost 2 hours

while being a sitting ducks to every scam under the sun…..

what an awful start

and i was really revved up to write a slamming

blog on the biggest holy cash cow in india

but

honestly

its the most beautiful building i have ever seen

(and ive seen a few)