it is 542 in the morning and there's
only one reason for me to be awake that
early in India and it is to see the Taj
Mahal for sunrise let's go
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if you think you're the only ones who
are waking up for the sunrise you're
probably mistaken it's a very very
common time to see it so get there early
I just made it through the security
queue it took about 20 minutes it's now
much brighter outside and there are
actually a lot of signs saying no
videography I'm gonna be a bit discreet
with my camera but here I am let's do
this I'm excited
sleepy but excited
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she is dodgeball
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there are no words
you just have to see it
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the Sun is starting to go up and it's
just it's just a really amazing place
you feel the energy change as soon as
you walk in here it's even with all the
crowds and stuff did you just feel this
this presence that this building has
this is kind of a once-in-a-lifetime
moment for me so I'm not going to talk
too much to my camera mostly I'm just
gonna take it in and film a little bit
of the building itself not of me because
you don't have to see me right now this
is what it's all about this moment as
the Sun starts to rise in Agra in India
at the Taj Mahal just incredible I know
a lot of people are waiting back there
by the entrance to get a clear view of
it for sunrise but I just want to go up
and see the Taj Mahal for myself as
close as I can
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we got found the perfect spot I almost
don't want to tell you this in the video
but if you come to the east side the Sun
rises hitting it and there are far less
people over here this is just incredible
guys I mean look at how it's lighting up
in the Sun
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that behind us is the Yamuna River if
you look right down there
that's where I went last night for the
sunset my first day an hour I decided I
would not walk around the Taj Mahal but
I wanted to see it for sunset so if you
walk past the entry point and you just
keep walking down by the river
you can you can get a nice little view
to see the sunset without actually
paying to get inside I still recommend
you go inside but if you want to see the
sunset outside that's another good place
you might notice that a lot of people
have bags on their feet bags over their
shoes that's not the newest Indian
fashion trend that is because if you
want to go inside the mausoleum which is
the center part of the Taj Mahal you
have to cover your Footwear or I think
you can just take your shoes off once
you get inside there there's pretty sure
there's no video at all permitted so I
probably won't be able to show you the
inside fit but what I can tell you
before even going inside is that this
Taj Mahal is beautiful from far away
it's beautiful from close up you can see
the engravings
I took a close look at those engravings
each one of them is actually an
individual piece of stone I thought at
first they were painted but every single
color is a different stone it's just
remarkable the amount of work that went
into this place
well guys it's about 10 a.m. now as you
can see the Sun is fully up this place
is quite a bit more crowded than it was
before
so yeah I would say the wakeup was
definitely worth it
I'm a bit sleepy at this point but I
feel very chill I feel very mellow I
feel very very happy to have come to
this place because there's definitely an
energy to the Taj Mahal that's very uh
very difficult to capture in a photo or
even a video like this it's the kind of
place you just have to visit an
experience for yourself and I hope this
video can inspire a few people at home
to visit the Taj Mahal you will not you
will not ever regret coming here as
always guys I'm Dan from the new travel
more videos from India coming soon now I
need a coffee
woke up at 5:00 a.m.
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