Oooo forgot to tell you about Amritsar!
Ok - very quickly - arrived here last night and went to a great hotel. Slept soundly for about 11 hours, and enjoyed our clean room. We tried walking 15 minutes to the Golden Temple (Sikh) today but got hopelessly lost so gave up and got a rickshaw.
The complex is great - it is huge, square and white, with a big pool of holy water in the middle, where people are bathing. The temple itself is small and in the middle of the water, but it is covered with about 750kg of gold, from donations of jewellery to the temple. Absolutely incredible what individuals can do when they act together. We had a great time talking to an older gentleman who taught us about Sikhism, and walked into the temple before escaping the heat for air conditioning. Such a lovely building - will put up photographs soon - probably tomorrow.
Anyways must dash,
love love xxxxx
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