Tripping off the Taj
Mid-term holidays at school and two single-ish mums in Gurgaon with three tweenies between them to keep entertained, so we decide to go to Agra for the weekend to introduce the children to the epitome of Mughal architectural wonder. To tell you the truth, it was more to relive our childhood trips to the city of the Taj. So we set off on a Saturday morning at about 8 from Gurgaon via the Faridabad road. The car bumped along a non-road for the longest time until we caught the NH2 at Faridabad, after which the journey was fairly smooth. We entered the city limits of Agra at about noon, having stopped on the way for a loo and a couple of puking breaks. It took us another half an hour to find the hotel that we had chosen to stay at - Hotel Grand, rated 3 stars by the online booking website we had used. Although a little run-down with some renovation work happening, the hotel and its staff seemed pleasant enough. It was situated in the Agra cantonment area, so seemed safe....