Amritsar, India Travel Blogs

Live dangerously: eat in India
Jun 11, 2005 (4 photos)

... and occasionally moved its bowels. The man held the string. It seemed to be his entire goal and occupation in life." Amritsar is similarly a very uninspiring town, famous for two things: the Golden Temple, which is Sikhism's biggest, and the closing ...

Leaving Delhi for Amritsar and our first Train
Oct 15, 2005 (4 photos)

... sit down without attracting a crowd and were a little too tired to see the funny side! That night we went to the India-Pakistan border to watch the ceremonial closing of the gates. There were thousands of people all cheering and clapping and chanting as ...

To Amritsar on the Shababti Express
Jun 11, 2005 (2 photos)

... into the open country. We arrive in Amritsar to 42 degC heat and a bustling station so we were pleased find 'Our man in Amritsar' waiting at the Station Entrance. We stay in Hotel Grand - it certainly does not live up to its name with its rather seedy ...

The Half Century!!
Oct 31, 2005 (34 photos)

... . It wouldn't look good turning up to the Golden Temple stinking like a brewery. We negotiated a vehicle to get us to Amritsar and off we went. David and his Sikh friends in London had been talking about the Golden Temple for ages so I was eager to ...

Hide and Sikh
Jan 11, 2006

... of days. Unfortunately, I found myself once again visited by the ghost of gastroenteritis past, reducing my plans for Amritsar to a few hours of tentative and uncomfortable reflection at the magnificent Golden Temple and the Jallianwala Bagh, the site ...

From hills to smells...
Feb 28, 2004 (4 photos)

... Grudgingly, we waved goodbye to our friends Dolma and Dorjee, and headed back to Pathankot, where we caught the train to Amritsar. Although the town itself brings to mind (the nightmare of) Ahmedabad, it is the location of the Sikh religion's holiest ...

'On the road again'
Nov 11, 2004 (2 photos)

On a road trip now , leaving the Himachal Pradesh and moving to Amritsar in The Punjab, which is the centre of Sikh religion.. The photos I have attached show the Golden Temple which is an exceptionally beautiful and serene place. The Golden Temple is ...

Getting Our Sikh On In Amritsar
Nov 5, 2005 (10 photos)

... in turbans. Throughout our travels in India, we have found Sikhs to be consistently welcoming and honest people, and our time in Amritsar was no exception. Upon arriving at the bus station, we took a rickshaw to the Golden Temple itself, as we had heard ...

Turbans Galore!!!
Jan 27, 2007 (10 photos)

... on a morning train to Amritsar, the capital of the state of Punjab and the spiritual home to the Sikh religion. I visited Amritsar during my previous trip and had a few of my fondest experiences here. I was really looking forward to bringing Katie to this ...

Golden Temple
Oct 29, 2004

... at Amritsar was sitting (occasionally unaccompanied) and watching the sun go down at the Golden Temple - beautiful! Amritsar was an easy "in" for me into India. It is possibly the least stressful arrival point into the country. It is also helped by the ...

Showering At The Golden Temple..
Oct 13, 2006 (11 photos)

... the spectacle and the Indian audience really gets into it, dancing and singing like they're in the latest Bollywood blockbuster. Amritsar, certainly a great place to visit and spend a couple of days. Just watch out for the food at the Golden Temple. We ...

My first day in India
Oct 29, 2004

... . 5. Saw more women without their head covered than in three months in Pakistan. 6. Was offered more rickshaw rides than in three months in Pakistan. 7. Was spoken to by a woman from the country I was in. 8. Saw Amritsar's amazing Golden Temple.

Golden temples and bizarre border behaviour....
Jan 10, 2005 (5 photos)

... to their shirts and others were considered to be more holy, black and low key. A visit to Amritsar would not be complete without a trip to the India / Pakistan border where in pomp and ceremony the borber is closed each evening before a crowd of some ...

Bye Bye India, Hello China
Feb 28, 2004

... into Guangzhou, the extremely efficient efficient railway system, but first I have to tie up a few loose ends in India. City of the Sikh's Golden Temple, Amritsar was our second to last stop in India. Even after all we've seen in India, the Golden ...

Sikhing Some Peace and Quiet
Jan 24, 2008 (20 photos)

... the next diners. In this way, and through volunteers and free of charge, over 40,000 people a day are fed. I had arrived in Amritsar on the train from Delhi. Walking out into the parking lot of the train station, a bus pulled up; a free shuttle to the ...

The Golden Temple
Aug 29, 2007 (7 photos)

... in Jammu and in Amritsar.  The highlight of the quick trip was indeed the Golden Temple, in the heart of Amritsar.  After a morning trip descending from the foothills of Jammu into the Punjab, the "breadbasket of India", the minibus driver ...

Desparately Sikhing Amritsar
Nov 20, 2004 (3 photos)

This time a 7 hour bus journey was unavoidable as we made our way into Amritsar, the holy Sikh city. It was a bit of a shock to be back in a noisy, dusty city but the rickshaw-wallers were well set up for the tourist market, at least for visiting the ...

Sihkhsville
Nov 2, 2005 (38 photos)

... stopped, people were asking us questions in Punjabi and wanting to shake hands. It was kind of hilarious. We were superstars in Amritsar !!! There was a darker side, however. As Lucy was walking along. loads of guys kept touching her bum. It got to much, ...

Sikh Spirituality & Border Party
Apr 22, 2008 (15 photos)

Amritsar is the Sikh's holiest city represented by the superb Golden Temple.  The Sikhs have their own religion & culture and believe in the chosen race of soldier-saints. Traditionally they don't ever cut their hair hence the turbans, wear a ...

Christmas at the Golden Temple
Dec 23, 2007 (22 photos)

... nbsp; Little kids like to shake our hands before running away.  It's kind of like being a rockstar. All in all, Christmas in Amritsar was quite special indeed. ~Travis             

The Golden Crazy Temple and India/Pakistan border
May 9, 2009 (26 photos)

... its doors and headed off in the opposite direction.  But finally, at 4:25 in the morning, we safely arrived at amritsar and checked into a hotel.     The whole point of coming here was to see the Sikh Temple...the Golden Temple...and ...

Sikhtastic Amritsar
May 29, 2009

... baby so that he can help pick out a name. What the hell? Like all of our experiences in Amritsar, the border closing ceremony between Pakistan and India demolished all our expectations. We got there an hour early, and this was not a good thing because the ...

Sikh and ye shall find
Mar 20, 2007 (10 photos)

... I have had the worst night of my life - a night of alternating between sitting on and kneeling by the toilet. We came to Amritsar to see the Golden Temple the most holy building for the Sikhs. Men bathe all around the gorgeous temple. Nearby is the ...

Day 58 - Amritsar.
Sep 29, 2005 (11 photos)

Left McLeod Ganj early, and made it to the Golden Temple in Amritsar in time for lunch, in fact even better, free lunch. The Golden Temple is the holiest of holiest sites to the Sikh and like all Sikh temples it has a free community kitchen, and this one ...

Golden Temple
Feb 23, 2009 (9 photos)

three nights sleeping within the magic of the Golden Temple complex, the most holy place in the Sikh religion. although mostly packed with Sikhs on pilgrimage, there is a dorm reserved specifically for westerners, complete with a water filtration unit ...

Land of Sikhs
Feb 20, 2009 (25 photos)

... to stay in India for a couple of months, learn farming, and the language. He is considering it! We also witnessed the India-Pakistan border ceremony in Attari which is pure theatre of antics and bravado as they border closes every evening at 5:30pm. The ...

Amritsar and the Golden Temple
Feb 6, 2007 (6 photos)

... terribly enjoyable - we were both quite unwell and we'll leave the state of toilets on Indian trains to your imagination! In Amritsar we found a hotel and had a rest before heading off to the border crossing for the sunset closing of the gates ceremony. ...

Golden Temple and crazy army actions...
Sep 17, 2009 (10 photos)

We left Delhi at 6.30am to catch train to Amritsar, famous for the Golden temple as you will see in background of the profile picture of me wearing my fetching shawl..(just purchased that morning!) Anyway this was our first train journey in India, we had ...

India - Amritsar
Jun 26, 2009 (9 photos)

... a better place than it is now twenty years from now. I don't think I feel that way at all about Pakistan. The city of Amritsar is a nice first stop for me on the long road I will be taking through India. Its most famous attraction is The Golden Temple, the ...

Golden Temple
Jun 16, 2006 (14 photos)

... relaxing to the sounds of the priests chanting. Many have fallen asleep while a few cleanse themselves in the sacred waters. Barely able to keep my eyes open, I leave the cathartic temple complex and return to the noisy streets of Amritsar - without SSS.