Golden Temple

India - Amritsar

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January 18th 2011
DAY 9 17th January 2011 Our tour of Amritsar started at 10.30am so after a late leisurely breakfast ( ok – as Chris points out it was only late because there was a wedding party of 60 in and they got their breakfast first!!) we met our guide and drove 15 minutes into the old city of Amritsar. Did the usual, ie shoes off, wash hands , feet and then went into Golden Temple complex again! (thanks f ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more