Ankit and I went on a Trip to North India. We boarded the GaribRath Express and were off. We lost track of time completely and realized that we had reached Mathura as soon as we heard the vendors “pedha pedha mashoor pedha”. Getting out of the station we were surrounded by rickys… as all tourist are and after some effort we were able to bargain the worst price and were on our way to ‘Draupadi Nivas’, a guest house for our short stay in Vrindavan.
Vrindavan, a land where cows, monkeys, squirrels, and sages are amidst blaring remix bhajans! The whole place is an ideal pilgrimage spot where every lane is overloaded with temples and florists. (Enough I’ll not go into further details)
Let me cut to Agra. We were in Agra to attend our friend Esha’s grandparents’ Golden Wedding Anniversary. And yes!, we did visit the terrific Taj Mahal. It’s a treat to the eye. Seeing it in the pictures is one thing, seeing it physically will leave you speechless! Its architecture and craftsmanship truly makes it deserve its top spot in the list of Wonders of the World. We went crazy taking pictures there.
Our next stop was Amritsar and after another round of bargaining we hired this really smart sardarji, Sonu. This chap was a semi guide and told us about all the best places to visit in Amritsar. (his marketing strategy.) After getting us a cozy hotel, just a stones throw away from the Golden Temple, and a commission from the hotel he left.
we freshened up and off we were to the temple. We visited the glittering Golden Temple thrice as we suddenly felt very religious. ;)
Next destination was the wagah border. Reached there like ‘rajas’ only two of us in our chariot called Rickshaw. On reaching there the feeling of patriotism engulfed every Indian present there.
Chants of ‘HINDUSTAN ZINDABAD!’ ‘BHARAT MATA KI JAI!’ and
‘VANDE MATARAM!’ drowned Pakistan’s ‘JEEYE JEEYE, PAKISTAN’ and ‘PAKISTAN ZINDABAD’. The quick parade and exchange of glares on either side of the border was electrifying. Music from bollywood movies blasted songs which passes currents through the body.
To be continued….
we freshened up and off we were to the temple. We visited the glittering Golden Temple thrice as we suddenly felt very religious. ;)
Next destination was the wagah border. Reached there like ‘rajas’ only two of us in our chariot called Rickshaw. On reaching there the feeling of patriotism engulfed every Indian present there.Chants of ‘HINDUSTAN ZINDABAD!’ ‘BHARAT MATA KI JAI!’ and
‘VANDE MATARAM!’ drowned Pakistan’s ‘JEEYE JEEYE, PAKISTAN’ and ‘PAKISTAN ZINDABAD’. The quick parade and exchange of glares on either side of the border was electrifying. Music from bollywood movies blasted songs which passes currents through the body.
To be continued….
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