How can we spend an entire day in Amritsar and not go to the Golden Temple?
Well we did.
We’re saving our visit for very early morning light. Tomorrow morning. We want to see it in the most magical circumstances possible.
I did go out early with my camera though and got a few pics –
Today we checked out things that our tour guests might want to do; for the women, that might include shopping for traditional Punjabi shoes!
Jennifer had done her research and this morning we went to the best place in Amritsar to buy Juttis – all hand made. Beautiful embroidery and leatherwork.
We had lunch in one of the city’s best Thali joints – it was packed with people coming back from the Golden Temple. We had the traditional Punjabi kulcher with two spicy and very tasty curries.
In the afternoon we took a car out to the Indian / Pakistan border to see the Wagah Border ceremony. There must have been more than fifty thousand people there, with the crowd buzzing like they were about to witness an exciting footy game.
I’ll elaborate on this ceremony during the tour, when we take our guests back, but just to say it’s one of the weirdest, and wildest, ceremonies I’ve ever witnessed. Very colourful, very bizarre.
Tomorrow morning we’ll visit the Golden Temple. Very much looking forward to seeing one of the most important spiritual sites of India…
PGS - The Way 
Fabulous!
We leave in 28 hours and 1 minute!
Lynda
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Even less now… !!
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Enjoy!
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Thanks George’
Getting nervous but excited. If you’d like to follow our blog of the India trip the address is: https://lyndaanddaleinindia.wordpress.com/
As Jenny would say it’s going to be a Hooly Dooly time!
Lynda
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Hi Lynda,
Have a safe trip ,happy to meet you in person and to share with you this Hooky Doolly time.
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Lynda,
I will indeed follow your blog. Thanks and be safe!
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Hi George
Getting closer. Just landed in Amsterdam and have about five hours to peruse te duty free stores before our flight to Delhi and then another flight to Udaipur. Think we gained ten pounds each on the last flight They fed us three meals and free wine and cocktails. Nice, however there were three crying babies within two rows of us. We get to Udaipur Tuesday morning.
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Hi Lynda,
Schiphol is not a bad stop over. Too bad you don’t have time to stroll the canals for a bit. No ice cubes for a month? That’s scary!
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George
We were told “don’t drink the water”,a common comment for us when we visit Mexico also. That includes ice cubes. We are staying in a nice heritage hotel in Udaipur and yesterday afternoon I ordered a ice tea. Halfway through my second glass I realized i had ice cubes in the ICE tea. I’m not sick and it’s hot so I will continue with ice cubes in reputable places. We have jet lag and are really mixed up in time. India is fabulous!
Lynda
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Hi Bill
Seems tough stuff I do not know how I am going to handle this.Especially after the quietness of Bhutan.
Bises
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We went on a Saturday Marie. It was very rowdy. But our tour group goes on a day mid week, so it will be much quieter. I hope you’re enjoying Bhutan! Bill
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Hi Bill
Seems tough stuff I do not know how I am going to handle this.Especially after the quietness of Bhutan.
Bises.
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Bill and Jen
Getting closer! Enjoying our last ice cubes for the month! Ha! See you soon
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haha – yes Lynda, no more ice cubes! You might well be in India now – if so, stay away from the monkeys!
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Bill,
We took a tour today up to Kumbhalgarh fort (steep walk) and the Jain temple Ranakpur. Pretty drive and unbelievably beautiful sites. We did see lots of monkeys on the roadside. The driver stopped for me to take pictures but said do not get out and don’t roll the window down!!! See you soon. This is an amazing country..
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