OAT camp to Agra
Friday, 18 September 2009
Jackie Lallier wrote: "Up at 7:00 (with the peacocks) for a very serene morning. We went to an old "step" well· Chand Baori - that the rulers made for the people. Many people could go down at the same time and be cool and socialize. A wall was built to keep out sand. A temple was added but no shoes or bathing was allowed. It was built in the 3rd century and used until the 9th century (called the Golden Period of Indian History). The Persians came in the 11th century and slaves were used until the 16th century when the Mongols came. We then stopped near the town of Abhneri so Pat could give candy to the working field women. We also
stopped at a stone-cutting shop - Ratnel Lalooram Saini - Saini is the caste that crafts sandstone.
On the road again, we blew a tire, so everyone got off the bus in the heat and trounced down the road where a family greeted us and invited us to visit their abode.
After our "tire fix", we went through the red-light district and had a tandoori chicken & banana fritter lunch at the Fatehpur Sikri Hotel In Bharatput. The Emperor Akbar shifted the capital to here and the city was big as London at that time (400 years old). In 1582 a huge religious conference was held here to commemorate that "God is One". The central pillar represents all kinds of religions at the time from 1570 to 1586. "
Jackie Lallier wrote: "Up at 7:00 (with the peacocks) for a very serene morning. We went to an old "step" well· Chand Baori - that the rulers made for the people. Many people could go down at the same time and be cool and socialize. A wall was built to keep out sand. A temple was added but no shoes or bathing was allowed. It was built in the 3rd century and used until the 9th century (called the Golden Period of Indian History). The Persians came in the 11th century and slaves were used until the 16th century when the Mongols came. We then stopped near the town of Abhneri so Pat could give candy to the working field women. We also
stopped at a stone-cutting shop - Ratnel Lalooram Saini - Saini is the caste that crafts sandstone.
On the road again, we blew a tire, so everyone got off the bus in the heat and trounced down the road where a family greeted us and invited us to visit their abode.
After our "tire fix", we went through the red-light district and had a tandoori chicken & banana fritter lunch at the Fatehpur Sikri Hotel In Bharatput. The Emperor Akbar shifted the capital to here and the city was big as London at that time (400 years old). In 1582 a huge religious conference was held here to commemorate that "God is One". The central pillar represents all kinds of religions at the time from 1570 to 1586. "
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