Wah Mughal Gardens by Anduze traveller

The Moghals were masters of architecture using light, shadow and water. Their heritage can be found across much of the sub-continent. Some of their gardens are famous (like those of the Taj Mahal, the Shalimar Gardens in Lahore ....), others much less so. When I first visited Wah in 1984, the gardens and ruins were almost all buried in undergrowth, and there was little water. But there was an atmosphere that I really loved, and so the next time I was nearby, I asked if we had time to stop by ... and was delighted to see that people had started to clear up the gardens. I try to visit whenever I can - Not all the area has been cleaned up and restored ... yet! But the gardens are a popular place now for the people of Wah - a good place to relax at the weekend, especially in summer! I've never seen the gardens so alive - people sitting with feet in the water, boys climbing a tree to jump into a pond, girls & boys leaping into the main tank, or lying in the canals, families sitting in the shade - talking, having a picnic ... relaxing Certainly not a main tourist spot ... and there are zones still not cleaned up at all (in fact, this time the gates to that part were locked.) But a place with a soul, and one I hope I'll see again - maybe with more restored!