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January adventures—India!

Tuktuks, checkered headwear, beautiful saree dresses and more! Let me just say this—India is a trip. Sooooo many people. I was fortunate to be there last year for a conference but didn’t get ‘out’ much. This year fortune repeated itself and I was able to experience a bit more! I met a local guy in Delhi and we had adventures galore!    We went to see palaces...one guide said it would be 40 minutes....TWO HOURS later...:). We listened and learned.  I wanted a train experience in India so the next morning we got up way too early and headed to Agra where we saw the Taj Mahal. The King of the time had 14 wives..his 14th wife died and he built this as a tomb for her. She never saw it!    Sad. It was ah.maz.ing. Very beautiful.  As we were taking an Uber to ‘the Taj’...the driver offered a full day...he would take us everywhere...3 sites plus lunch and to the train station to return. Ok...easy...$25 deal!   So we did..Taj Mahal (my ‘guide’ got in free), Victory City and Agra (r