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Amritsar Slideshow
Amritsar
Travel Blogs from Amritsar, India
The Golden Temple, Amritsar
... full and we didn't like the look of the dorms, so we stayed at a nice hotel with AC!! Of course the highlight of Amritsar is the sikh golden template which exceeded our expectations. We were shown round for free by one of the official guides who was ...
Amritsar and the Golden Temple
Most of my time in Amritsar was spent at the Golden Temple, the holiest site in Sikhism. It's an impressive place in terms of beauty and size, but most of all in the number of people it serves. Because of the emphasis on community service, it ...
Sick in India!
... out next to Eoghan who was also pretty out of it (his was self inflicted though after spending most of his time in Amritsar celebrating getting through Pakistan) so we made a good pair. I was hoping some time in the mountains with the Dalai Lama would ...
City of Sikhs
... in front of you in the pitch black while you pass within inches between a massive truck and a family on a motorbike. Amritsar was like nowhere else I've ever been. We visited the Golden Temple--literally made of gold--the holiest sight for the ...
Hello Madame
... numerous land borders during our trip, nothing had prepared us for what we were about to see. Both Pakistan and India have built massive grandstands surrounding the border where people from each country come to cheer on their guards, as they dual ...
Amritsar and Haridwar
... of Indians say "Aha! Robert the Bruce in a cave with a spider" when you tell them you're Scottish. From Amritsar we caught a brilliantly efficient express train (I like trains) to Haridwar, which is where the Ganges emerges from the hills. ...
The Ministry of Funny Walks
Rose: Monday 19th November - arrived by train in Amritsar - a snip of a journey at 7.5 hours with a delay of a mere 30 minutes. Trains are really nice - chair class is quite spacious with aircon But travelling, despite doing nothing, is invariably ...
Blink, and the world will change
... to me started a conversation with exactly that question to which the answer had just spun through my head: "What have you noticed about India?". To which my response was: "You only need to blink, and it changes". Arrived in the dark, which I prefer ...
Amritsar, Holy Sikh City
... a couple of pitchers of beer in an AC environment. The bar, Bottoms Up, was the first in the holy city of Amritsar and an introduction to Amritsaris to pub culture. It was very much like an American sports bar, with film posters dotted ...
ring ceremony day
... drink whiskey? No. Just one drink. So four drinks later I was on the dance floor. And on my feet. And in Amritsar...they know how to dance. But mostly the men dance with the men and the women dance with the women. So my ...
Puri on the train and the Golden Temple
... to get to the front so they could take their turn in carrying the Granth Sahib for a few seconds. Also whilst in AMritsar we visited the park, Jalianwala Bagh, where hundreds of people were murdered by general O'Dwyer during a protest against new laws ...
Golden Temples and the border ceremony
The Golden Temple at Amritsar moved me to tears. It is an almost indescribably beautiful and happy place. Every Sikh must go there once in a lifetime and the sense of people on a very special occasion gave me a lovely warm gooey feeling deep inside. What ...
Hot Mess
... take all the students to Amritsar, as it is 'only' 6 hours away by bus (my perception of distance/time has changed since India.) Amritsar is know for the Golden Temple, which is one of the holiest places for Sikhs. It is also apparently an open-air oven, ...
Amritsar Day 2
... and Rebecca suggested that we do something inside so we can stay dry and warm. So the lonely planet said the fanciest restaurant in Amritsar is this place called the Crystal, and we found out there was a theater just down the street from it, so we ...
Sikh Golden Temple
... who had taken over the sanctuary her Sikh body guards assassinated her. Knowing this history is going to make our visit to Amritsar even more fascinating. The Golden Temple Express is one of the nicest trains we've ridden on. The seats are comfortable ...
Amritsar - Or how Sikhs Kick A**
Amritsar is the...fifth...place I could stay at for the rest of my life. From the moment I arrived at the city, the hospitality was overwhelming. To be honest, It was so authentic and genuine that I couldn't process it properly the first day or so. I was ...
Sikhing the Sikhs
... sour point: popcorn was seen as a threat to cross-border security and we duly had our stash confiscated. We breezed through Amritsar in a day, feeling there wasn't too much else to see or do, but it was definitely an entertaining stop and ...
The Punjab - Sikh Holy City Amritsar & Chandigarh
... is offered to the pilgrims after worshipping in the temple. Altogether we had a marvelous time mingling with the Sikhs in Amritsar and trying to get some understanding of the religion. Wacky Wagah - The daily carnival at the ...
amritsar with wild parrots
... horse on a city street and I saw only my fourth american car on the trip to the airport. All chevrolets: 2 cars and 2 SUV's In Amritsar I call my friend Sankalp and discover he is not in Amritsar because he is sick. His sister Anika will pick me up. I ...
Sikh and ye shall find
... 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 ...
terra dos Sikhs
A religiao Sikh eh a mais nova na India, tem uns 500 anos. Prega a igualdade e o tratamento igual entre todas as pessoas. Entao nao importa a casta ou origem, a pessoa que entra no templo tem o mesmo tratamento. Inclusive se quiser acomodacao e/ou comida ...
Amritsar
... from McLeod Ganj, where I arrived Feb. 1 after a day long bus journey (3 different buses). Unfortunately, my unwelcome souvenir from Amritsar is a stomach bug that I can't seem to shake. It seems not too deadly (no fever, no major puke fest), ...
The Gardens of Eden
... here- the others are Singapore and Samarqand in case you're wondering, guess I'm on the right track. And yes, Amritsar was worth this trip to India and everything wrong that came out of it. Got my shot of antibiotics and the brand new Punjabi Posse style ...
Land of the Free, Home of the Singh
... that we knew would serve meat. It was a place we found in the Lonely Planet book and was described as "Amritsar's classiest restaurant." It definitely looked classy on the inside, with waiters dressed up in vests, mirrors all over the walls, ...
Borderline
... ’s OK and we manage to find alternative seats in the adjacent carriage. We arrive in good time and I, wanting to fly through Amritsar at this point, decide that we should go to the Wagha border first. This only happens once a day, at around 4.30pm, ...
The Golden Temple
... people placed their hands over a large open flame and then touched their heads. Those are the three things that made Amritsar my favorite place in India: The Golden Temple, the Border Performance, and the crazy Hindu Temple. Finally back to the city of ...