Delhi to Amritsar.

Today, we left Delhi on a train for our long journey to Amritsar.

Those of us continuing to Amritsar today were only able to take a carry-on bag with us, and we packed and took our cases to the hotel lobby to be stored in the hotel before we left to go to the train station.

Train Journey.

Our train, again, looked like an old British Rail train from the 70s, and our bags were taken from us and put in overhead lockers in our carriage. The food and snacks we were given on board the train were quite good again, and the staff were continually offering us food and snacks throughout the journey. I spent most of the 5-hour train journey reading my Kindle, looking at the scenery and places we passed through, or taking a nap.

At one station we stopped at, there was quite a commotion when, at the far end of the carriage we were in, a traveller jumped up, grabbed a large bag from an overhead locker and quickly left the train before it left a station we had stopped at. He was quickly followed by a group of people shouting at him. He had stolen their luggage, jumped from the train, and run away with it. He couldn't be caught, and a short time later, we were off, and train guards took statements from the people who had their luggage stolen and from a couple of witnesses close to where it had happened. 

During the journey, I used the toilet on the train. It was a shared male and female toilet and was really not much more than a hole in the train floor. I was glad I only needed a wee and felt sorry for any ladies who had to use it.

Delhi to Amritsar Photos.

These photos are all from my journey by train from Delhi to Amritsar and our hotel, the Radisson Blu.

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• Alan Morris sat with travel companions on a train from New Delhi to Amritsar, India.

  Alan Morris sat with travel companions on a train.
• Train carriage that I was in on my journey from New Delhi to Amritsar.

  Train carriage that I was in on my journey from New Delhi to Amritsar.
• A man sat alongside the rail track as we passed in Ambala, Haryana, India.

  A man sat alongside the rail track.
• Cables alongside the railway near Cantonment Junction, Ambala, Haryana, India.

  Cables alongside the railway near Cantonment Junction.
• A group of men sat alongside the railway at Cantonment Junction, Ambala, Haryana, India.

  A group of men sat alongside the railway
• Workers taking a break, sitting on the railway, at Cantonment Junction, Ambala, Haryana, India.

  Workers taking a break, sitting on the railway.
• Men sat in the train station at Rajpura, Punjab, India.

  Men sat in the train station at Rajpura, Punjab, India.
• A family sat in the train station at Rajpura, Punjab, India.

  A family sat in the train station at Rajpura, Punjab, India.
• A family stood in the train station at Rajpura, Punjab, India.

  A family stood in the train station at Rajpura, Punjab, India.
• People waiting for a train at the train station in Rajpura, Punjab, India.

  People waiting for a train at the train station in Rajpura, Punjab.
• People waiting for a train at the train station in Rajpura, Punjab.

  People waiting for a train at the train station in Rajpura, Punjab.
• This was the toilet on our train from New Delhi to Amritsar. Both men and women used it.

  Toilet on our train from New Delhi to Amritsar.
• People sat in the train station at Jalandhar, Punjab, India.

  People sat in the train station at Jalandhar, Punjab, India.
• Homes backing onto the railway line in Jalandhar, Punjab, India.

  Homes backing onto the railway line in Jalandhar.
• Homes backing onto the railway line in Jalandhar, Punjab, India.

  Homes backing onto the railway line in Jalandhar.
• Electric pylons stretched out across farmland near Ramidi, Punjab, India.

  Electric pylons stretched out across farmland.
• People working on a farm near Ramadi, Punjab, India.

  People working on a farm near Ramadi, Punjab, India.
• Bridge over Beas River as we approached the City of Beas, Punjab, India.

  Bridge over Beas River.
• Man walking along the platform at Beas train station.

  Man walking along the platform at Beas train station.
• Children washing in a river as we crossed over the river near Amritsar, Punjab, India.

  Children washing in a river
• The tour group arrive at Amritsar train station.

  Tour group arrive at Amritsar train station.
• A Tuk Tuk jam in Amritsar as we left the train station on a coach towards our hotel.

  A Tuk Tuk jam in Amritsar.
• A Traffic jam in Amritsar.

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• My bedroom in the Radisson Blu Hotel in Amritsar.

  Bedroom in the Radisson Blu Hotel in Amritsar
• Fireworks from a wedding procession outside the hotel in the early evening. 

  Fireworks outside Radisson Blu, Amritsar.
• Selection of desserts in the Radisson Blu Hotel in Amritsar.

  Selection of desserts in the Radisson Blu Hotel in Amritsar.
• Selection of desserts in the Radisson Blu Hotel in Amritsar.

  Selection of desserts in the Radisson Blu Hotel in Amritsar.

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When we arrived in Amritsar, we were met at the train station and taken by coach to our hotel for the next couple of nights, the Radisson Blu. We had some time to rest before dinner in the hotel buffet, but I couldn't eat any more curry and settled for lots of beautiful-looking cakes. I didn't eat them all, though, as they looked a lot better than they tasted.

Golden Temple.

This evening we were taken on a tour through Amritsar to see the Golden Temple. We were met near the temple by a local guide who reminded me of my cousin Paul in his mannerisms, his laid-back look on life and in the way he spoke. After being dropped off by our coach, we were transported a short distance through Amritsar by tuk-tuk to a shopping area near the Golden Temple and then led through it to a square outside the Golden Temple.

We all had to leave our shoes outside, and they were taken from us at a shoe locker near the entrance. The ladies were all given shawls to cover their heads again, and the men were all given bandanas to cover their heads before we were led inside. I was amazed by my first glimpse of the temple and how well lit it was as we looked across the pool at it. We had a brief stop so that we could take pictures before our guide started to try and move us all along to get closer to the temple.

He eventually managed to convince everyone to follow him, and we walked around the pool and approached the temple. We had got a lot closer than I thought we would be allowed when he stopped. Then came the next surprise. We were ushered through the people queuing to watch tonight's ceremony, and into an area right next to where the ceremony would take place. The only way we could have been closer is if we were involved in the ceremony itself. While we waited to watch the ceremony, we all took photos and spoke to a few Indian people who were standing on the other side of the cordoned-off area that we were in. They were all lovely people and were happy to have photos with us or have their photos taken with us.

Golden Temple Night Visit Photos.

These photos are from my first visit to the Golden Temple during the first night of my stay in Amritsar.

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• Entrance to the Golden Temple through the Central Sikh Museum in Amritsar.

  Entrance to the Golden Temple
• My first view of the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

  Golden Temple in Amritsar.
• Alan Morris stood by the Holy Pool, which surrounds the Golden Temple.

  Holy Pool, which surrounds the Golden Temple.
• The Golden Temple seen across the Holy Pool.

  Golden Temple seen across the Holy Pool.
• Alan Morris in front of the Golden Temple, seen across the Holy Pool.

  Alan Morris in front of the Golden Temple.
• Alan Morris in front of the Golden Temple, Amritsar.

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• The Darshani Deodi (Main Gate) to the Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple).

  Darshani Deodi Sri Harmandir Sahib.
• People stood around the Holy Pool and the Golden Temple. The building in the background is the Langar.

  Gurdwara and Langar in Amritsar.
• Three ladies from my tour stood by the Holy Pool in the Gurdwara in front of the Darshani Deodi (Main Gate) to the Golden Temple.

  Gurdwara in front of the Darshani Deodi.
• People standing outside the Golden Temple on the Darbar Sahib Path.

  Darbar Sahib Path.
• Alan Morris stood on the Darbar Sahib Path, behind which is the Darshani Deodi (Main Gate).

  Alan Morris stood on the Darbar Sahib Path
• People stood on the Darbar Sahib Path waiting for the Palki Sahib ceremony to start.

  Darbar Sahib Path waiting for the Palki Sahib ceremony.
• Alan Morris on the Darbar Sahib Path. Behind are people entering the Golden Temple for the Palki Sahib ceremony.

  Alan Morris on the Darbar Sahib Path.
• Hundreds of people were queuing to go into the Golden Temple for the Palki Sahib ceremony.

  People queuing to go into the Golden Temple.
• Indian family that stood behind us on the Darbar Sahib Path in front of the Golden Temple.

  Indian family stood behind us on the Darbar Sahib Path.
• Alan Morris stood in front of an Indian family on the Darbar Sahib Path in front of the Golden Temple. They were all very friendly and enjoyed talking to us.

  Alan Morris and an Indian family on the Darbar Sahib Path.
• Sikhs stood waiting for the Palki Sahib ceremony to start outside the Golden Temple.

  Sikhs stood waiting for the Palki Sahib ceremony.
• The Guru Granth Sahib (holy book) is taken from the Golden Temple and taken to Sri Akal Takht.

  Guru Granth Sahib (holy book) is taken from the Golden Temple and taken to Sri Akal Takht.
• Alan Morris outside the Golden Temple on the Darbar Sahib Path.

  Alan Morris outside the Golden Temple
• Alan Morris, outside the Golden Temple, stood with an Indian he was talking to about beards.

  Alan Morris, outside the Golden Temple.
• Alan Morris, along with some of the tour group, in the square outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

  Alan Morris, in square outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar

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After the ceremony had finished, we were all led back outside where we collected our footwear again. We walked the short distance back to where the coach had dropped us off and were soon on the coach back to our hotel. I was amazed by the friendliness of everyone we had met in Amritsar and the Golden Temple. The people were amazing, and listening to our guide here was very interesting; he was easily the best guide we had in India.