Trehan's Ashiana Amritsar
26 Rani Ka Bagh, near Jagat Jyoti School Amritsar, Punjab, 143001, India
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'Smile and wave' to Amritsar
... from a lower class carriage to camp in the entry area of our carriage I think for more room. A couple of passengers yelled at them and sent them back to their carriage. No organized food service on this leg but platform food sellers walking through at the stops . A very organized family sitting next to us pulled out disposable trays and cutlery and a couple of big vats of food and the women dished ...
Amritsar- India 28/11/2011
... worked out that, no, actually they couldn’t do just one month!! So off to drive to the next town Tabriz. It took us hours to get here and even more to find the hotel! Traffic is horrific and there are soooo many one way streets it was a nightmare. We eventually found the hotel in the LP with parking, the hotel was not very pleasant at all and very expensive with single beds and stinky room and scummy bathroom but we were wrecked and it was dark and ...
Crossing over
... and his wife but we didn’t know that until today, we had no set plans in that department but we were heading in the same direction so anything was possible.
We headed to the border. Now that would, on the surface seem to be a fairly simple task but nothing is simple in Pakistan! Many times we’ve asked why something isn’t working and the stock answer the whole length of the country is, "nothing works, this is Pakistan." So we packed our gear up to ...
To the Pakistan Border We Go...
... fun and contrary to common perception, it is not dangerous to be here.
The next morning, I paid a visit to The Golden Temple, the most important pilgrimage sight for the Sikh religion but open to all. To say it was stunning in the pre-dawn light is an understatement. I was advised to arrive around 04:00 AM and it was good advice. There were hundreds of Indian Sikhs ...
Up North - Punjab
... rich soil of the Punjab, but also in the frozen mountain peaks of the Himalayas - are still raw in the minds of the citizens of both countries. Looking out through the electric fence that separates the two, Ranjit our host and guide through Punjab, commented darkly on the 'lack of security' India's neighbour was suffering of late. 'Drugs come to India from Pakistan,' he added, his gaze still focused on the gentle swaying of grass in a meadow about five hundred metres from the fence. ...


