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April 20th 2006

Published: June 27th 2006

At the end of my last entry, I was pulling in to Amritsar, home to the holiest temple of the Sikhs. This was a bit of an unexpected detour - I had thought I was going to go straight for the mountains, but I figured that the Golden Temple had to be on the cover of the Eyewitness Guide to India for a reason. After some inquiries, I learned that it could be arranged to make it a stop on the route ... Read Full Entry

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Daniel Riegel

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I got tired of eating the usual every day, so I ordered a heaping plate of extraordinary. I'm that odd American you find in remote places among the Ozzys, Kiwis, Israelis and Europeans, taking a year to the travel. Half of the fun of traveling is telling people about it, so by reading my travel journal, you are helping me enjoy my trip, vicariously through you, who are encouraged to enjoy my trip vicariously through me... Or something. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the blog! Dan ... full info

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And Peoples

And Goats...

And Me!

So you know that I made it.

Landscape

I loved the grass, cut naturally by the goats that live up there.

Manali

This is what I saw for most of my time in Manali. :(

Manali

But dramatic were abundant

River

I don't know the name, but it merges with the Beas just below this

More snow-capped peaks

Longing to walk on them

In Manali

This cabin rocks

Manali Rooftops

Bird

I caught this bird soaring above me on my last day hike. Can anybody identify it from this shot?

Stormy peaks

The mountains on the other side of the valley were getting zapped by storms. Glad I wasn't there.

Snow patch

Not the most pristine snow I've seen, but snow in India is a special thing. People make special trips up to the Rohtang La pass nearby just to touch it.

Fiddleheads

I love these immature ferns. They look like the pope's staff.

Waterfall

Beautiful. Wet.

28th December 2006

Neeta
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As a British Sikh I read your piece on the Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) with much interest. The reason for this was to gain the perspective of a non-sikh regarding the temple and Sikhism, which I'd say was surprisingly similar to my views! Amritsar and Punjab in general isn't really a big holiday destination, glad you enjoyed it, if anyone gets the chance to go try the mattar paneer (its one of Punjab's signature dishes (tastes great)) at any dhaba you go to. Also try visiting Chandigarh- an up and coming city.

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