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You pay for windows
... road into Amritsar!!
Anyway we got to the hotel in one piece, after being shown a few hotel rooms, all of which were very expensive (apparently it's Indian holiday season). The hotel we decided to stay at was quite frankly musty, dirty and full of little critters but we were too tired to care! We had a nosey at the other rooms to see if they were all as bad, the more expensive ones ...
Fertility temples, Border Ceremonies, & Mad Sikhs
... on tv - i'd seen it before on a documentary that Michael Palin did but still couldn't remember the ins and outs of it and was keen to see it in person. There were loads of security checks which is understandable given the tension along the border and there was a separate seating area for foreign toursists which we were led to. It was an absolute scorcher of a day and we had definitely underestimated how long the whole thing would go on for - hopelessly unprepared! I still, ...
Amritsar -Sikhs, Soldiers, and Quality Hospitality
... temple. As foreign tourists, for some reason we were aloud to enter through the exit path and so avoid the que. This meant we couldn't go through the front entrance of the temple but could still go inside and climb up the stairs to be able to overlook everything that was going on. It also meant that on the way out, ...
Borderline
... authority we walk through.
YES! We walk thorough and sit in the best place – front row with all the action in sight from both the India and Pakistan side.
First thing I notice is the hordes of Indian’s revelling in the almost concert like atmosphere – the shouting, the singing, the flag waving. You just can’t help but get caught up in this euphoria! You start cheering and shouting without any real reason. There is a male ...
Delhi to the mountains
We spent a few days in Delhi, exploring the vast city. Like Mumbai, we were expecting the worse in regards to the chaos and noise that characterises every major Indian city, but we were pleasantly surprised when we came across the clean calm districts of New Delhi and Connaught Place! And the metro, wow! There underground is a clean, orderly subway system, where people queue and women have their own carriage......that is until ...
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