Let's start with Taj Mahal. Frankly for me, the majesty of this symbol of eternal love wasn't so much in its architecture. It was having the entire blue sky with white clouds as its background that made the entire structure stand out. Since the clouds moved with the wind, the lighting cast on the central structure kept changing - just like how the shadows of the clouds casted on green fields or a mountain can create different effects, in turn evoking different feelings.
Now, I know this looks like it's done by photoshop, but it's really what most tourists do.
From left: Me, Rani (Indian), Shamika (Indian), Lucy (from Cambridge), Firdaush (French, born in Mauritius)
The Masjid (mosque) beside the white marble structure
Verses from the Quran inscribed on white marble
Yamuna River that flows into the Ganga (Ganges) River, behind the Taj Mahal.
2 interesting things about Taj Mahal: 1, the shadows of the four towers by the side will never fall on the dome of the central structure (housing 2 coffins); 2, There was supposed to be a black Mahal built beside this white marble one, but before the King could get down to it, his son usurped his throne. A sad story just like the bittersweetness of love.
Perhaps the truth of reality is that incompleteness makes life more beautiful.
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