Golden Triangle: Day 2

We traveled from Delhi to Agra today, where we saw the Taj Mahal and many other neat sights!  Here are several images to enjoy :)  (Because I didn't bring my laptop, I ended up doing this on my phone, so I'm sorry the images I'm posting didn't show up in order!)

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