Hotel Astoria Amritsar

1, Queens Road Amritsar, Punjab, India

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The Golden Temple and Silly Walks

A travel blog entry by nshori

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... and laughing and Maya and I joined in until Mark reigned us in, not certain what to expect next after his initial encounter. Split up at 2nd gate for separate men and women’s security frisking then back together to approach third gate where foreigners went through a separate gate after showing their passport then another frisking before finally reaching the grandstand. Directed to your seat by very tall very serious soldiers wearing the full ...

Amritsar- India 28/11/2011

A travel blog entry by edwardsoverland

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... rally going on in the street next to it so we decided to look for another hotel, however we couldn’t get a room. Apparently the rally was on all weekend and all the hotels in the centre of town were fully booked (according to the hotel we tried). We weighted up the options and decided that we could drive around for another hour and try find a hotel with a room but that we did not really feel comfortable with the rally going on (there was huge anti US ...

Crossing over

A travel blog entry by jtw000

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... a man who’s dropped himself down a well and just sits there waiting for someone else to sort it out for him. Even if someone reached down, would these people reach up or just do what they had to do to settle into whatever routine was being set for them?

I did give some children some money when we first arrived. It wasn’t much and they were nice kids, begging and playing so we gave them some cash. Nothing much, just a few pennies. They seemed happy with what ...

Is this the way to Amritsar?

A travel blog entry by johnandalison

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... point out special features or to give us advice on travelling in India. Two women signaled to John that they wanted him to photograph their children and send them the snaps. They didn't speak English and when he asked for an email so that he could forward them, they wrote a mailing address. As we made our way around the tank, it seemed that every few steps we were asked to pose for a photo. I think I had my photo taken by hundreds of people ...

Au chatoyant temple d'or des Sikhs

A travel blog entry by karinebottine

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... salle dans le complexe), le prêtre chantant dont la voix raisonnait dans tout le complexe, les musiciens qui l'accompagnaient, les nombreux dévots assis autour d'eux ainsi que les dizaines de reliques qui jonchaient le sol au milieu. Les gens lançaient de l'argent sur ces reliques, se prosternaient, puis étaient poussés vers l'extérieur. De là, ils prenaient une petite gorgée de l'eau du lac (purifiée par un système offert par le Canada, ...

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