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Asia » India » Punjab » Amritsar July 30th 2017

Here we are in the Holy city Amritsar. We arrived this afternoon after a surprisingly straightforward journey. We took an overnight 8 hour flight from Heathrow to Delhi and were well looked after by Jet Airlines, although I must admit to cabin envy walking through the luxurious pods in business class to find my seat in economy. Despite the basic airline seat, I read a book and slept well. A swift and straightforward domestic flight took us from Delhi to Amritsar where we were met by our very energetic guide Rackesh. It has been over 30 years since I visited India and I am thrilled to be back. I had forgotten what the roads are like, and hardly 5 minutes out of the airport , we saw families of five squeezed on to motor bikes without ... read more
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Asia » India » Punjab » Amritsar October 2nd 2016

Vor dem Betreten des Goldenen Tempels muss man die Schuhe ausziehen und abgeben. Heimlich in der Tasche mit rein schmuggeln gilt nicht, es wird sogar kontrolliert..... Nun kommt man an Waschbecken vorbei, wo man sich mit Seife die Hände waschen kann/soll. Dann kommen die Füße dran, man geht durch ein flaches Wasserbecken. Offenbar ist dieses Wasser schon heilig, denn ich sah mehrere Leute, wie sie daraus Wasser geschöpft haben und getrunken haben. Den Heiligen See umrundet man im Uhrzeigersinn. Es gibt ausgewiesene Badestellen, natürlich getrennt nach Geschlechtern. Die Frauen haben ein abgetrenntes Badehaus, ungefähr so, wie früher die Badekabinen an englischen Stränden. Der Vorplatz vor dem Tempel ist erst seit einem Jahr mit Marmor ausgelegt worden, dort legen sich die Pilger nachts zum Schlafen hin, die sich kein Hotel leisten können. Und wenn sie hungrig sind ... read more
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Asia » India » Punjab » Amritsar October 1st 2016

Dunstig, schwül und richtig heiß im Punjab. 38 Grad am Mittag. Der Goldene Tempel in Amritsar, das grösste Heiligtum der Sikhs.... read more
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Asia » India » Punjab » Amritsar July 20th 2016

Today I went in the region of Punjab, in the city of Amritsar to see the famous golden temple and it was awesome it is literally a temple made of gold! Of course its real name isn't gold temple but "Harmandir Sahib" meaning the abode of God. We can definitely say that it is one of the most sacred places in India. I remember a sentence of a guide saying that this temple commemorates a lot of Sikh event and that it is a bringer of peace. As you know, i love drawing the places that i visit so i drew this one! Today was a good day!... read more
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Asia » India » Punjab » Amritsar January 9th 2016

16 Flight delayed a further 3 hours so land in New Delhi at midday, begin walking then hitch a free lift into the city to moustache hostel in Greater Kailash, hot shower, finally tuktuks for a very fair price! Secure a train ticket to Amritsar for 2pm next day, wander Delhi, get my flops fixed for the fourth time ha, (Ghana fix on flop 1 holding strong) truffle pig some street treats before returning to GK1. 10/01/16 Much needed sleep and a quick whip around the lotus temple, India gate & red fort via the metro and Tuks, relieved after arriving late at station to find out watch was set 20 mins fast!; quite liking Delhi but choose to take common advice and move on fast, 2nd class window seat / few hours on the person ... read more
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Asia » India » Punjab » Amritsar October 29th 2015

Buoyed by the excitement of our successful tiger safari, we carried on through Rajasthan. Our next stop was Jaipur, the third corner of the Golden Triangle along with Delhi and Agra. It's another city full of great old sights, like the Royal Palace and Amber Fort; all pretty similar to other places we've seen in North India, but still very impressive and worth visiting. My favourite place in Jaipur was Jantar Mantar, which is the ultimate science geek's playground. Jai Singh II, Maharaja of Jaipur in the 1700s, was keen on astronomy and built a huge observatory in Jaipur (and smaller ones in four other cities). It was brilliant - I was pretty terrible at Astronomy during my degree, but enjoyed it enough to still get excited at this place. As well as the worlds largest ... read more
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The Golden Temple
Busy streets of Amritsar

Asia » India » Punjab » Amritsar October 6th 2015

Geo: 31.6309, 74.8716So we ended up staying at St Hildas for 3 days whilst we waited for Sarah and Thomas to catch up, then headed to the border to enter India. Border crossings are never fun but given there is not too much friendliness between Pakistan and India (they hate each other) and the people don't want to travel across it was remarkably quiet. Four foreigners in a large place on our own. Still took about four hours as there were so many lists to complete on the Indian side. Thomas rolled his eyes and asked what do they do with all these lists. I pointed out it gives Indians a job as not actually about the lists really and he got it. Okay after copious quantities of paperwork we were through.Into Amritsar and went to ... read more
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Locals looking far more stylish in their turban

Asia » India » Punjab » Amritsar February 25th 2015

Our trip to Amritsar got off to a great start with the train arriving about 3 hours late at Amritsar, so that we could enjoy an extra long sleep in the 2 berth cabin, and arrive well rested in daylight. Result! We then went straight for breakfast in a totally vegetarian, Mcdonalds. (Strange how familiar brands, even if nasty, can seem appealing when away from home!). Straight after this we went to the Golden Temple. We were both really impressed by its beauty; and also by how clean and well ordered it is. Loads of visitors, but an unhurried atmosphere, facilities to leave your shoes and your baggage before entering without long queues, and free literature outside on Sikhism. We spent a few hours there until it was time to check in at our hostel. This ... read more
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Asia » India » Punjab » Amritsar January 19th 2015

Lever à 5h45 et départ de l’hôtel à 6h30 pour se rendre à la gare de Old Delhi. Surprise, notre chauffeur du jour est Krishna, celui avait qui on était dans le Rajahstan, qui est de retour à Delhi après avoir conduit 12-13 heures depuis Udaipur. La gare est finalement à 3-4 minutes de l’hôtel. C’est moins moderne que ce à quoi je m’attendais. On embarque dans ce qu’on croit être notre compartiment de première classe (à 25 $ le billet). Dix minutes avant le départ, des passagers nous disent qu’on est à leur place. Finalement on n’est pas dans le bon compartiment (C3 plutôt que E3). S’en suit une course (i.e. marche d’un pas rapide) vers l’autre extrémité du train. Ah, ça a plus de bon sens. L’ambiance est un peu plus tranquille et les ... read more
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Asia » India » Punjab » Amritsar January 18th 2015

Geo: 31.6207, 74.8805Ráno se snídaní neváháme a jdeme rovnou do chrámové jídelny. Prostě bomba. Není ani moc lidí a tak plynule procházíme do ohromné jídelny, usedáme a už jíme. Při odchodu nás stále nepřestává udivovat místní systém. Procházíme chrámem a jdeme do města na kafe a zařídit důležíté. Pak jdeme do nedalekého parku, kde je památník místního masakru z roku 1919, kdy tu britové postříleli kolem 1500 poklidně protestujících. V parku chvilku uleháme na trávu a kocháme se spoustou draků poletujIcích nad námi. K pozdnímu obědu se opět vracíme do jídelny, pak balíme věci a využ... read more
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