It was a long, nearly 24 hour, hellish slog across most of Punjab and a lot of Rajastan to get to Amritsar. But now I am in Amritsar.
It is everything I hoped it would be.
I went to the Golden Temple today at noon and it was fantastic. Somehow very peaceful, despite the crowds and terribly, terribly beautiful. The guards all seemed terribly worried everytime a tiny piece of my hair showed. Almost all the other women had their heads just casually coveredm but I was repremanded three times for my scarf slipping and exposing three centemeters of my hair!!! I also got some dirty looks when a little boy who was supposed to me kneeling down praying wouldn't stop staring at me.
I also saw the place where a really big massacre durring the independence struggle happened, and the Pakistan/India boarder crossing ceremony.
The ceremony, while very interesting, was somehow quite macabre. There was something so sad about the one-up-manship of the partying before hand. It was like summer camp; the boys vs. girls or cabin vs. cabin shout out contests. Except it was two countries. With armies and weapons pointed at each other. So it was just, weird. Terribly, terribly weird.
On a brighter note, I am off to Kashmir and Asif tomorrow. Well, tonight actually. I am very excited. If I don't post for a few days, don't worry, because I am not sure of the internet situation.
Goodnignt and good luck.
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I've said it many times before but I mean it just as much now:
I'm super jealous of everything that you are doing and I CAN'T WAIT to hear everything about it.
Almost all the other women had their heads just casually coveredm but I was repremanded three times for my scarf slipping and exposing three centemeters of my hair!!!Show some decency, woman.
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