Wish I stayed here longer: Musharraf

AGRA, JULY 15. The Pakistan President, Gen. Pervez Musharraf enchanted by the beauty of Taj Mahal from the window of the presidential suite, regretted that his trip to this ancient Mughal City was only for two days.

``Wish I could have stayed here longer,'' Gen. Musharraf told a senior hotel executive. Dumbstruck at the splendour of Taj for a while, the President said ``it must be a very short walk to the Taj from here''. The aerial distance from the hotel to Taj is just 600 metres.

Gen. Musharraf stopped by briefly to admire the exquisite courtyard of the hotel with fountains along the way to the main lobby, built at a cost of Rs. 130 crores. Begum Sehba was greeted at the entry to the lobby with a bouquet of flowers.

Three butlers attended to the First Couple from Pakistan at the Kohinoor suite only to learn that the President would have his Lunch at Palace Hotel. The Musharrafs were served with fresh water melon juice before the President left for the summit venue and Begum Sehba for Fatehpur Sikri.

- PTI

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