DRIPS: More Impressive than the Taj Mahal!

When we were first planning our trip to India, my wife — and all her family members — insisted that I make an effort to go see the Taj Mahal. My initial response was something like — “Yeah, I’m sure it’s impressive, but I’d really rather just avoid the tourist spots altogether. I want to see the real India, or whatever’s left of it. You know … farms, markets, places in the middle of nowhere.” Still, I begrudgingly took a ride to Agra. And I have to say — even though the site was swarmed with the usual camera-toting tourists — the Taj…