Taj Mahal from The Moon Garden

finally I got to see Taj Mahal from the other side of the Yamuna river, 

from The Moon Garden , Mahtab-Bagh...

and it was magical in the early morning haze, smog or fog....

once this was a park with beautiful gardens, water tanks and water falls etc

today only remains after several flooding  

called moon garden because this is a perfect place to view Taj Mahal in the moonlight

I had this image in my head of a great picture...camels walking in the Yamuna with the Taj in the back....well, I guess that has to be if I ever come back to this beautiful spot again...

I did see a boat with two guys in it...not so much fun....

the rising sun hitting the Taj was gorgeous.....

but there where not a lot of people at the Taj that morning...

make the picture bigger and you'll see...

the morning sun shining on the mosque

Kathy and I where almost alone in the park that morning

some guards, a family and

some birds

and

some sweepers....why on earth are they using such short handles ?

we see it all the time....why don't they make them longer so they don't have to work

bent over....

one last look at this magnificent building...