Pilgrim Break

Fred and I decided it was an awesome idea to get a little drunk before taking a night train that would lead us to Amritsar. In the train station we met several people that were interested in taking pictures with us, so we did while we were making sure we would sleep like babies...

 

Fred and the tiny girl

 

"Hello, where are you from? Can you take a picture of us please?"

 

Same thing but in the train

 

Ready for sleep / snore

 

Checking tickets

 

Arriving in Amritsar.
Waking up half drunk after half a night of train is somewhat disturbing.

 

Waiting room

 

Sleeping in the street.
No one was there to pick us up so we spent a night in the street, hoping for a driver that would never come.
We suddenly were under the impression that the organization of our trip was not so flawless.

 

Waiting station

 

When the first sunrays hit our skin, we headed for a delicious local breakfast with lassi, spicy potato galette and tchai! 

 

Like a boss

 

Juice shop

 

Wheels and feet

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Street life

 

Square scene

 

The Spice

 

Life

 

Fred wears a shirt

 

Life

 

Yellow brothers

 

Walk

 

Tones

 

Standing beard

 

Carrying a life

 

Four eyes

 

Going to the Wagah border 'lowering of the flags' ceremony with this couple.
 

Only 1 km to go.

 

Following the crowd

 

Multicolor

 

Hands

 

Running Indian flag

 

Hand

 

Ready for the show!

 

The Pakistani crowd is a little bit more scarce.
The choregraphy of the show is grotesque, ridiculous and exaggerated which makes it absolutely amazing to watch.
You can have a look at what it looks like:

 

 

Can you take a picture of us with your friend?

 

Holy guard (Sewadar) at Golden temple in Amritsar.
"​Sri Harmandir Sahib is considered holy by Sikhs. The most holy text of Sikhism, the Guru Granth Sahib, is always present inside the Gurdwara. Its construction was mainly intended to build a place of worship for men and women from all walks of life and all religions to come and worship God equally."

 

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zzZZZzz...

 

Can we go on keep a trace on your memory card please?

 

The day after, auto-rikshaw to go back to the temple by day

 

Taking shelter in the shades

 

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Bath

 

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3 friends

 

Resting in the shadow

 

2 frenchies about not to take the train.
We were supposed to jump in that train but the guy on the dock told us our seats were not actually booked for us... OK then, let's spend another night in Amritsar!

 

Our driver the morning after, going straight to Jaïpur, the capital of Rajasthan where we will spend 4 days.