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Jammin to Jammu
... s presence. This is a Muslim area that Pakistan feels should be part of Pakistan. At the time of Pakistan/India separation, the local Muslim leaders preferred perceived autonomy under India as opposed to a loss of power and influence if absorbed into Pakistan. The lines were drawn accordingly and there has been tension ever since.
We got our coveted seats and the bus moved ...
Jammu und Kashmir
... hab dann auch mal ein anderes probiert "godfather" - hat mich stark an den beercontest an irgendeine fernoestliche pfuetze (japan oder china) erinnert - eine 650ml-qual.
am naechsten morgen den bus nach srinagar - mit pausen ca. 10h fuer die etwa 300 km - viel verkehr und kurven - es geht in die berge.
bin mittlerweile in srinagar im kashmir - bericht folgt morgen - hab jedenfalls einen sonnenbrand.
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A Rest
Ah. Finally. A rest. 26 hours it took to get from Leh to Jammu. Pretty good time actually. 750 KM in 26 hours. Average of 30km/hr. Well, for the road we were on, its pretty damn good.
Our final stop in India was Mumbai. We were going to make a stop for a day to break up the journey. We figured we'd have to go through Delhi. The trains to Delhi were booked (as ...
The Yatra
... from the main road behind a steel mesh fence. It is a narrow, winding path designed to prevent people from doubling back. There are public bathrooms in case you are in the mood for a cleansing bath before the Darshan. There is a designated spot at which you surrender your coconut in exchange for a token which you need to keep to reclaim a coconut on your exit from the Darshan. Finally the queue leads to the entrance to a narrow tunnel in the rock face. The ...
Stopover in nondescript Jammu en route to Srinagar
... up to the reception desk of a hotel down a small side street and asked if there was somewhere with Internet access nearby, whereupon I got blank stares from the three guys loitering there. I turned to go out and immediately opposite is a shop with two A4-sized "INTERNET" signs stuck on the doors. If the guys had good eyesight they might have even been able to read the signs from where they were standing!
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