We just spent two interesting days in Amritsar, the capital of the Punjab region, and home to the Golden Temple of the Sihks. Everyday approximately 40,000 pilgrams visit the temple and get fed there too. Despite the crowds, the temple-complex was very pleasant and we met many really nice people who wanted to shake our hands and take our picture.
While in Amritsar, we also hired a taxi to take us to the Indian-Pakistan border, where everynight thousands of citizens from both countries gather to cheer on their soldiers and to taunt the other side as the gates are closed and the flags lowered. Way too much nationalism for my liking, but fun and interesting nonetheless!
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they showed that border ceremony on a BBC special about Paritition -- that looks insane!
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