Last city in India - Agra!

We are finally at our last destination - the city where we will see the Taj Mahal! We have already seen it from lunch at one of the hotel restaurant rooftops, but we can not wait to get up close and personal!
Matt and I are both finding it so hard to believe we will soon be done here! It has certainly had its ups and downs, but there have been way more ups and it has truly been such an awe inspiring experience.
Matt is at a bit of a low point right now as it's his belly's turn for a little rumbling, but he is doing a bit better and is pushing through like a champ. It does suck being ill when you are so far away from home.
Jaipur brought mixed feelings from both of us. I loved it but Matt was not as much of a fan. We had heard a few bad things from fellow travelers, how badly polluted and pushy it was. But I found it exactly as I imagined India to be. It was so old, with many many vendors selling lovely spices and clothes and jewelry. The forts were amazing and there was such a sense of history here.
One fun experience was visiting the post office as I had some souvenirs to mail back, a pair of jeans and two books. My pack is heavy enough thank you. Well they literally take swabs of white material and sew your package together!! It's like they create a little pillow case for all your goodies then stitch it all in!!!! You then fill out a paper of the To: address and then they sew it again to the package. Last but not least you write it all in black magic marker on the front! What an experience - it took over an hour but it was just so fascinating!!!!!
It's the little things here that are truly wild and wonderful - but I have to say although I hate Canada Post , they do seem a smidge more modern.
Well as always we miss you all and hope you are well. Many, many hugs.
Vee
xxoo