Taj Mahal

Never thought I'd be able to see it so soon in person. It looked so beautiful in pictures and no doubt looks even more amazing in person, a masterpeice of true craftsmanship made of pure Marble it is said in the dark of night when the stars shine in the sky the whole Palace glows and the true beauty of this marvellous building is shown, what makes it more special is the reason behind its construction, "A Symbol of love" A tomb of his beloved, Shah Jahan built this amazing masterpeice for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal, in this construction lies Mumtaz Mahal and right beside her tomb is Shah Jahan's tomb(Although the Taj Mahal was built for Mumtaz Mahal, Shah Jahan was also laid to rest in the tomb alongside his late wife.).The Taj Mahal is also the Crown Palace of all Palace's in the World and so the name "Taj" (Crown) "Mahal" (Palace).

And now some facts about the construction:

(Facts given below are taken from other sources) 

• The Taj Mahal took approximately 20 years and approximately 20,000 workers to complete. There were also about 1000 elephants used to transport the materials needed for construction.
• The Taj Mahal complex also has additional mausoleums, a mosque, a reflecting pool and large garden to add to its beauty.
• The Taj Mahal stands at 561 feet tall.
• The material used to build the Taj Mahal is white marble. The marble used in construction was brought from many different countries.
• The Taj Mahal has a large white dome surrounded by four smaller domes. The large white dome in the center is approximately 115 feet tall.
• The color of Taj Mahal appears to change color depending on the time of day. The color change also depends on whether there is moonlight at night.
• There were about 28 different types of precious and semi-precious stones inlaid into the burial tomb of the Taj Mahal. During the Indian Rebellion in 1857, many of the precious stones were stripped from the walls of the tomb.
• There are 99 names of Allah inscribed calligraphically on the side of Mumtaz Mahal's actual tomb.
• The four pillars around the main dome were built to slant away from the dome slightly. This was done to help protect the tomb if the pillars ever collapsed.
• The cost to build the Taj Mahal was about 35 million rupees, which would be about 1 million American dollars. In 1632 that would be an enormous amount of money to spend on a mausoleum. Including the maintenance and the approximate cost of the building would be around $10 billion dollars or more.
• It was rumored that Shah Jahan had the hands cut off from the people who worked on the Taj Mahal once it was complete. His reasoning was that nobody would ever be able to build such a beautiful building ever again. Nobody has been able to prove that this story is true.

Incredible Indian Food

It can spoil you, it can fill you and it can put you in a state of trance and guess what? it will make you want more, yes that's what food in India is like. Best know to the world as the Land of Spices, India is also the land where people come to spoil themselves, because the food here will not let you say "no! that's enough!". Right from the aroma of the famous Chicken Tandoori, Chicken Tikka and more to the last bite of any dish you eat you will want more and more, and if you've had enough  try the sweets I'm sure you'll lick your fingers and will want to bite them as well. If you're done with the food from the restaurants try finding a house of an Indian who welcomes you and you will get the best Indian food you can ever eat.

Mmm! that was yum! I had this really different sort of street food in Agra, Chickpea Sticks to be precise... and they were yum! I had one and I wanted another had another and realized I had almost finished a bag full of them I had to ask my Mum to take it away if others wanted to eat, well like I said Indian food. Being an Indian this was the first time I had this street food and I must say "I want more". So do visit India. Incredible India.

St Anthony of Padua

They say this place is miraculous, well well all know St Anthony of Padua and the history of miracles that follow him, right from the preaching to the fish when men wont listen, to saving the little one from boiling water when mum had a desire to here the word of God to forgiving sins to even saving his own father by making the dead speak. Miracles of St Anthony of Padua are widely known, he is the beloved Saint of all, a Saint whom the Infant loved so much that we even see him carry the Infant in his arms. He is also known as the Patron Saint of Lost Items, for all prayers are answered when prayed him so lets all make a prayer through our dear St Anthony to restore our lost health, love, friendship, joys and happiness with the faith and belief that they will be answered for he never lets us down.