On Day 2 in Delhi, we took a long car trip with
a hired driver to Agra, where the Taj Mahal is.
We also wanted to see another site from the Moghul period, Fatehpur
Sikri, a short term capital of India during the reign of Emperor Akbar. While we started at 6 AM, our driver got lost
finding Fatehpur Sikri, so we drove through the countryside for 5 hours before
we got there. This was a blessing in disguise,
although somewhat annoying (he was trying to avoid paying tolls on toll roads),
because it was great to see small villages with goats, water buffalos, huts,
markets, and the agricultural fields.
This is a well farmed area- a great flat plain near Delhi.
We stopped on the way for breakfast, and I ate
my new favorie traditional northern breakfast consisting of a potato chapatti (forgot
its name) which is dipped in a semi-liquid yogurt called curds. The yogurt is tart and delicious. This is served with massala tea, or chai,
cooked with milk and generally drunk sweetened.
It is also sometimes serve with dal, a lentil mash or stew. Yum.
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