Blogs from Amritsar, Punjab, India, Asia - page 3

Geo: 31.6223, 74.8796Ráno se budíme kolem 4té, dobalujeme věci a vyrážíme ven, kde má ve 4:30 čekat TAXI. Překvapivě tu nikdo nečeká. Volám tedy kolem 4:40 a budím člověka, který volá jinému aby nás vyzvedl. Ještě pár telefonátů a už se někdo kodrcá. Super... Tak snad ten bud v 5 stihnem ;)... Naštěstí ho stíháme v pohodě a dokonce nám řidič cíticí moooožná trochu stud ze zaspání ukazuje, který bus to je. To je celkem nápomocné, protože veškeré nápisy jsou v hindi. Nasedáme do busu a zabíráme přední sedadla vedle řidiče v domění, že tu budeme mít spoustu místa. Za chvilku v... read more

Today I just wanted to visit some kind of holy place which will bring a kind of peace to my mind. So I was traveling in search of such a place (as I was sure about finding one!) and suddenly a place just grabbed my attention, the golden temple of India. As its name is golden temple it was no surprise to know that they used 10 kg gold to build their lotus shaped tomb. But the fact that really touched my heart is that the stair to enter this temple goes downward rather than going upward (like all other temples) to eradicate arrogance from human mind. And they also have four gates to enter into the temple to symbolize that people from every walk of life are welcome here. Whenever we think about a holy ... read more

Ο δρομος μας εβγαλε κοντα στα συνορα Ινδιας Πακισταν, αλλα αυτη τη φορα αρκετα ανατολικοτερα του Rajastan. Βρεθηκαμε στην πολη Amritsar, οπου βρισκεται ο Χρυσος Ναος των Sikh. Ειναι αυτοι με τα τουρμπανια στο κεφαλι που ακομη και οταν ο δρομος τους βγαλει στα Λονδινα και το dress code τους γινει κουστουμι το αξεσουαρ σαρικι δεν λειπει. Ευκολο να κρινεις απο αυτα που φορανε η απο αυτα που πιστευουν, αυτοι ομως δεν κανανε το ιδιο. Ειδαν και αποειδαν με τις καστες των Ινδων, με την υπεροψια των Βραχμανων και πιστεψαν σε ενα Θεο που δεν αναγνωριζει καστες, εθνικοτητες, φυλλο, ηλικια, θρησκεια. Και ημασταν ολοι εκει. Οι πυλες του Ναου τεσσερεις, οσα και τα σημεια του οριζοντα, συμβολικο της μεγαλης αγκαλιας προς ολους. Ο χρυσος περισσευει, 750 κιλα για να γινει η αναλογη Μεκκα τους. Αλλου όμως ... read more

When you get out of the train station you see the yellow bus. Free transport to the Golden Temple. Religious songs sang on the bus all the way to the Temple . Free trolley and luggage services at the entrance. Toilets are free. Perhaps the largest kitchen , serves food free for hundred thousand people a day. People work voluteerally at different services of the Temple . By the help of a volunteer guide we took an easy visit to all areas of the Temple . Without guide you have to wait 3 or 5 hours in ques to reach to the main pray hall on the island. The floor is marble and very cold with naked foot. They put walking carpets early in the morning and take them away when the heat of the sun ... read more

After the epic failure of our first few hours in Delhi, the two of us spent most of the afternoon and evening holed up in our hotel room, watching Indian TV, playing cards, practicing our Hindi numbers, and trying to stay awake to overcome our jet lag. We did make a brief foray out into the streets for lunch. Before we left our hotel room, we loaded up both our backpacks with everything we were afraid to part with if our hotel got broken into - most of our belongings. We got a recommendation of where to go from the front desk at the hotel. He even drew us a map. We walked down the street and found it without too much trouble. It clearly catered to tourists, and was on the pricey side. But the ... read more