[first diary entries from India, swipe ⬅️ and read captions]
Tuesday, 18th of July
The first daylight impressions of Amritsar are hot and hectic. (See Bonus Video) You can tell that we are staying in the touristic Center Close to Amritsars most famous sight: the Golden Temple. Of course, @schmidi_999 and I check out the most important religious sight for members of the Sikh faith as well. A lot here is based on community and volunteering. For example the worlds largest community kitchen, where everyone can get a free meal. Regardless their faith, heritage or social background. The essence of volunteering, so of course we help out as well (See Bonus Video) Some things have not changed: people are predominantly very friendly, many people ask us for pictures together and we sweat A LOT! 🥵
Wednesday, 19th of July
As always, when entering a new country, I have to take care of the „essentials“. Which in the case of a traveling story teller means getting access to money as well as the internet. Entering a country with neither is not advised as it will be a challenge to acquire one without another. Luckily there are always helpful locals around, such as this gentleman who points me in the right direction for the next ATM. This gentleman sells cold refreshments. Something that has very much become an „essential“ over the last couple of months. I put essentials in quotation marks because what is really essential? What are the bare necessities? Enough energy to survive? A roof above your head? Something that not everyone in Amritsar has.
Thursday, 20th of July
With only 10 days in India I am going to move rather quickly and head on towards the north of India. Other travelers have told be about how nice Dharamshala is, so I decide to head there next. Schmidi spontaneously decides to come with which makes India the 3rd country we hitchhike together in. Our first ride of the today (not counting the Rikshaw ride – see bonus video) are 3 police officers from Punjab. Friendly and helpful, as they are supposed to be.
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