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Published: April 8th 2010
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Hey,
dies ist unser letzter Eintrag zu Indien :-( Wir sind vor drei Tagen nach Nepal geflogen, damit ist Indien (fuer diesen Urlaub) leider vorbei. Wir haben einen ziemilch guten Eindruck von dem Land erhalten auch wenn es noch sehr viel zu sehen gibt.
Seit unserem letzten Eintrag waren wir in Jodhpur, was in der Thar Wueste liegt. Hauptattraktion in Jodhpur ist das maechtige Fort von dem das erste Foto genommen wurde. Auf dem Foto kann man auch sehen, dass viele Haeuser in der Innenstadt blau angestrichen sind. Deswegen wird diese Stadt auch 'Die Blaue Stadt' genannt.
Von Jodhpur sind wir nach Amritsar gefahren was noerdlich von Delhi und in der Naehe der pakistanischen Grenze liegt. Am ersten Tag in Amritsar haben wir an einer ungewoehnlichen touristischen Attraktion teilgenommen: Die Grenzschliessungszeremonie an der Grenze zu Pakistan. Jeden Tag am spaeten Nachmittag wird diese Granze mit einer circa 90 minuetigen Zeremonie geschlossen. Beide Staaten sind an der Grenze mit hunderten Zuschauern aus der Bevoelkerung vertreten. Die Armee marschiert auf und ab (siehe zweites Foto), und die Zuschauer werden durch einen Moderator aufgeheizt 'Lang lebe Indien' und Aehnliches zu singen. Mehr dazu koennt ihr unter folgendem Link finden:
Ausserdem steht der Goldene Tempel (siehe drittes Foto) in Amritsar welches der heiligste Tempel der Sikh Religion ist.
Von Amritsar ging es dann nach Delhi. Auf dem vierten Foto koennt ihr die groesste Moschee Indiens sehen. Diese kann insgesamt beeindruckende 25.000 Menschen fassen. Ausserdem steht in Delhi Hayumans Grab, welches ein bisschen an den Taj Mahal erinnert (siehe fuenftes Foto).
Zum Schluss noch zwei Fotos aus Delhi, die einen generellen Eindruck von Indien vermitteln sollen. Auf dem sechsten Foto sieht man einen typischen Strommast in einer indischen Stadt, der von, wie es scheint, allen umliegenden Gebaeuden angezapft wird.
Das letzte Foto zeigt, dass die Inder sich auf jeden Fall Muehe geben, moeglichst alles zweisprachig zu halten, allerdings nicht immer bis zum Ende durchdenken :-)
Viele Gruesse,
Patrick
Hello again,
And so we have left India. How terribly terribly sad. Here's how the last few days went....
After our highly entertaining camel trek in Jaisalmer, we headed to Jodhpur to see our last desert city. There is a pretty impressive fort which simply towers over Jodhpur, aptly named the "Blue City", but it wasn't my favourite of places (picture 1).
We did however enjoy some amazing breakfast food from this man with a frying pan and two stools known only as "The Omelette Shop" and spent quite some time meandering around a large public market.
Amritsar was next and which might very well be my favourite Indian city, despite the 2-day journey we took to get there. After a few initial hours of getting our bearings, we headed off to see the closing ceremony of the the Pakistan and India border (picture 2). We had heard that this was a popular event among Indians, but we simply weren't prepared for the show that we received. There were literally thousands of Indians dancing and cheering along as the boarder was closed with Pakistanis doing the same thing from the other side. This event is so big, every single day, that stands have been constructed on both sides to house all the people who come and "competitively" celebrate. On our second day in the city, we visited the oh-so beautiful and inspiring Golden Temple (see picture 3). This temple is the holiest temple of the Sikh religion and is housed in a giant and impressive white complex. In addition, a free
meal is offered to anyone who visits the complex, which apparently is some where along the lines of a few thousand people per day. Not only was the food delicious and the experience of eating amongst (predominantly) all Indians unforgettable, but Patrick and I were spotted in the crowd and offered a tour of the giant kitchens. We saw enormous (living room-sized) bowls of dal and chai being made, and a chapati making machine which ran non-stop!
Our plan was to head to Delhi after Amritsar to spend our last few days in India. Good plan - bad planning! We of course didn't book a train or bus until the day before, and were forced to spend 2 hours waiting in line (and yes, I was in the girls only line!) for the most expensive tickets ever! 15 euros for a train, that is absurd!!! It's more than twice any ticket we had ever paid! But of course, with many Indians now on vacation themselves, very VERY few open seats were left. Our vacation coinciding with the Indian holidays also made for a very crowded visit to Delhi. But the capital was still very nice. The Jama Masjid, the
largest mosque in India, is shown in picture 4 and Hayuman's Tomb in picture 5. The 6th picture was taken from the street our hotel was on and gives you a bit of an idea of the electrical set-up they have in India. No wonder power outages are so common.
And so India has come and gone. I think we both really enjoyed the experience (and especially the food), even though getting things done, communicating with others, and understanding a unusual situation was sometimes difficult (see picture 7). And now helloooooooooo Nepal! We've been here two days, have set things up, and are off into the mountains as of tomorrow morning.
Thanks for reading,
Elaine
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Nina
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It is great to see regularly what you are up to and experiencing during your incredible trip. Dennis and I wish you a lot of more fun and interesting things to see!!! Looking forward to the next blog entry. Nina