Photos: New Delhi & Agra, India - Seats Of Power And Poverty

On my out of India, I decided to spend a couple of days in New Delhi, primarily so I can go see the Taj Mahal. I only had one day in New Delhi, I didn’t get to see much but I did go visit some of the government buildings and president’s home. The magnitude of the size of New Delhi is so incomprehensible that I’m bare comfortable with saying I’ve been there.

Rashtrapati Bhavan & The Secretariat Building

Rashtrapati Bhavan is the name of the President’s residence in India. It was pretty foggy when I went. It made for interesting photos. The Secretariat Building is the main building where some of the most important governmental agencies govern the country.

A monkey climbing on the Rashtrapati Bhavan front gate

Agra

The poverty in Agra was pervasive and striking, especially since the Taj Mahal is in the same city. Traffic was also really bad there. While there I saw a McDonald’s. I don’t usually eat at McDonald’s but I had to have it, it would be my first Western meal in a month. The menu was really different though, no beef nor pork. I ended up ordering the Chicken Maharaja Mac, it was actually really good. And then I finally saw it, my first glimpse of the world-famous Taj Mahal.