aha remembered

In Agra be SURE to cross river (Jumna?) and walk through little Dalit village to view Taj from across the river and a band of mustard fields...................it's an utterly stunning perspective, somehow presenting the building in a more naturalized , humanist frame without detracting one jot from its etherial quality. (Also has the advantage that its not quite the same (stunning) bang on view that we always see in photos so hence wakes up the eye a bit.....)You can find this route in Brit guide books not in U.S ones.....I learned about it the hard way.......we got to the Taj on a Monday or Tuesday, of course the one day in the week it is shut. So everyone (chiefly you know who) beat up on poor Hope as if was all my fault so I found this alternative through pure fright...