Fortunately our night train experience ended at about 4.45 when we arrived into Delhi. We got our bags and headed off the train, where we needed to get a tuk tuk to another train station to go to Amritsar. The tuk tuk drivers were quoting ridiculous prices but even when sleep deprived we bargained to save that extra 20p, and made it to the other station with about an hour until our train. Someone tried to scam us- usually I'm quite good at spotting it but there was a guy waiting by where you scan bags to go into the platforms next to a sign saying that you need a valid ticket to proceed checking tickets. He said we needed to go and check our tickets at a desk as our train had been cancelled the last couple of days but as I queried why we had to do that 2 English girls appeared and said to us to ignore him and anyone else who tried to speak to us and just walk to our platform. Now I can see that it was a scam but thank god for those girls for noticing!!
We then got the train to Amritsar. We were in the nice A/C class where we had food brought to us and finally got some sleep which was nice. We got into Amritsar around 2 and got a tuk tuk from the train station to the hostel with an English guy we met on the train who was staying there too. The hostel's electricity and water was done which was annoying as it meant we couldn't shower after such a long journey, so we ended up just heading out anyway. We went to McDonald's near to the golden temple. This was definitely not our most cultured meal but it's the only vegetarian mcdonalds in the world and after so much travelling it definitely hit the spot. Afterwards we went to the temple, we had planned to go and get some food there but after our meal we weren't hungry so just walked around.
The temple itself is by far my favourite as it's just so beautiful. It's the holiest Sikh temple in the world and always packed. It has water in the middle where people bathe, and the small golden temple in the middle is just really impressive. You have to cover your hair as it's Sikh and the temple serves around 75,000 free vegetarian meals a day to anyone who needs one, as well as accommodation. It's super cool. We stayed until it got dark as they light the whole thing up and it's just so nice to see. Afterwards we walked back and I got some fruit to have, before a VERY needed early night.
Laura x
We then got the train to Amritsar. We were in the nice A/C class where we had food brought to us and finally got some sleep which was nice. We got into Amritsar around 2 and got a tuk tuk from the train station to the hostel with an English guy we met on the train who was staying there too. The hostel's electricity and water was done which was annoying as it meant we couldn't shower after such a long journey, so we ended up just heading out anyway. We went to McDonald's near to the golden temple. This was definitely not our most cultured meal but it's the only vegetarian mcdonalds in the world and after so much travelling it definitely hit the spot. Afterwards we went to the temple, we had planned to go and get some food there but after our meal we weren't hungry so just walked around.
The temple itself is by far my favourite as it's just so beautiful. It's the holiest Sikh temple in the world and always packed. It has water in the middle where people bathe, and the small golden temple in the middle is just really impressive. You have to cover your hair as it's Sikh and the temple serves around 75,000 free vegetarian meals a day to anyone who needs one, as well as accommodation. It's super cool. We stayed until it got dark as they light the whole thing up and it's just so nice to see. Afterwards we walked back and I got some fruit to have, before a VERY needed early night.
Laura x
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