Which would be better for travel

I am not an expert but 2 years ago bought a Canon  PowerShotSX20 as I wanted better and clearer picture when travelling.

Most camera's good up close shots. I was replacing my first digital a Konica Revia KD400Z I not sure how old (10 years?)it is

but pictures from a distance didn't turn out well with the zoom. 

I am finding the Canon just too heavy for travelling and carrying in a day pack ending up with my carrying in my hand most of the time. I also found it often looked like I shook the camera, I suppose that is possible but have never had that problem before. 

I now want a better point and shoot, I don't do settings or anything like that. Just set it once for the best pictures and leave it, for landscapes I would need the zoom, and I take lots of pictures of big buildings. I'm going to India in March 2013 and I am going to the Taj Mahal.  I want to take good pictures and although I know the Canon would be the better camera I'm not carrying it around for a month.

So now I'm looking at the Nikon Coolpix, either the S9300 or S6300.  One thing I'm not interested in is the most popular camera, I want something that meets my needs. I'm just not sure which would be the best Nikon for my needs. The reason I want the Nikon is the glass lense as I've seen pictures taken with a Nikon a long time ago when the first point and shoots came out. I'm stuck on wanting the Nikon. However, I will be open to others ideas. Annette Code