The good thing about being in Paro is that every visitor to Bhutan ends up coming here on their way in and out of the country (if you fly). Back in May I met the Canadian High Commissioner to India, who is in charge of Bhutan as well, and Dilani, one of the Canadians who works in the Canadian Embassy in the political department. She invited me to stay with her on my way back from ladakh, and I had the most delightful time... She has an incredible apartment (we keep our dipolomatic staff well housed, I have to say... beautiful to see a real toilet again, let alone a hot shower!), and we went to the Taj Mahal for the day.
All I can say is that despite the crowds (apparently not nearly as many as in some seasons, when the line for the tickets stretches around the block - we just walked up to the window..), the Taj lives up to the rumours of its beauty. I particularly fell in love with the lines - of the script in the marble, of the different arches..
Dilani and I
The full Taj Mahal
Does this tower not look like it belongs in Harry Potter??
This is actually at Hunamayun's Tomb, in Delhi..
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