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Published: December 6th 2012
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Making Chapati
Kyle learned the age old art of making chapati from scratch and provided much entertainment for everyone else in the kitchen! After hopping on a few prop planes for short flights, we touched down in the Punjab. We were still in India, but it did not feel like India. We were in a valley near the Himilayan foothills and everything seemed more Third World.
Due to the proximity to Pakistan, there was a large military presence and more security checkpoints. (Due to a recent hanging of a Pakistani terrrorist in India, there has been hightened security throughout India, especially in the hotels.)
The people of the Punjab look very different from the Indians in Rajasthan...taller, broader, different skin color, beards and Sikh turbans.
We stayed in Amritsar and noticed less animals in the streets and much less trash. We struggled with the air quality, despite the cleaner environment and surrounding agricultural communities. From our hotel, we were shocked at the haze (or smog) that seemed to hang in the air.
We visited the Golden Temple (holy site of the Sikh religion), the Martyr Memorial and drove to the border wtih Pakistan. We were all shockingly surprised how much we enjoyed this region of India...even though it did not feel like India!
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Nancy
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Love your do rags! What an interesting place. Did you go to the border and watch the changing of the guards? We heard from fellow travelers that this is really something to see. I suppose you are winging your way to the States by now. Get ready for cold weather by Monday! Nancy