Hotel City Heart Amritsar
Jallianwala Bagh Amritsar, Punjab, 143001, India
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A spiritual New Years
... itself. The temple kitchen is amazing how it operates, based completely on the voluntary service of people, it feeds thousands daily at no cost and remains open on a 24 hour basis.....where else would you get it!?
We discovered a few things about the Sikh religion, one being that they consider hair to be sacred and as such never cut it. Needless to say, Aaron's hair went down a treat! And another being the altruistic voluntary service ...
Boys are back in Town
... nie był w stanie utrzymać tempa motocykli.
Po wielu dniach spędzonych w krajach prohibicji mieliśmy tylko jeden plan na wieczór - znaleźć hotel, wyskoczyć do pubu i zalać się w opór.
Zaczęliśmy więc w hotelowym barze, gdzie wyzerowaliśmy kilka piw. Nigdy nie zapomnę pierwszego zimnego łyka. Następnie starym, hinduskim zwyczajem ...
The Golden Temple
... took it in turn to approach their Pakistani counterparts in a style reminiscent of Monty Python’s “Ministry of Silly Walks” sketch. After numerous comical high-kicks from each side, accompanied by jubilant cheers from the crowd, the Indian and Pakistani flags were lowered and the border gate closed for the day.
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Diwali - the Festival of Lights
... try to have a go at carrying the precious book. Brad and Manjeet followed the general male crowd, following behind the book while I took the women’s route out of the area. Brad was stunned when Manjeet manouvered them both so that they could have a turn at carrying the pelanquin . An unbelievable privelege for Brad as the only westerner there, and even for Sikh’s, very few ever get this opportunity in their lives. ...
Amritsar
... the old city close to the main attraction in Amritsar, the Golden Temple. We spent hours trying to find something half decent. Everywhere was gross, gross, gross! In the end we just couldn’t be bothered looking anymore so finally settled on a room. It was the usual story – dirty sheets, a toilet and shower that had never been cleaned. All I wanted was a shower, but of course, when I went to use it, it didn’t work. The next hour was spent with the hotel staff ...



