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
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