Descending from Kashmir
Another steep road
The conductor every tourist should seek (or stalk)
Chai
Train Wala
Throwing elbows at the ticket counter
Chapati breakfast
I call this photo, "India"
Arriving in Amritsar
Tikki Aloo
Chevda everywhere
Foot bath at the entrance to the Golden Temple
Inside the chaos
The right idea when it's nearly 50 degrees
Pure Punjabi
Dense crowds shuffle inch by inch to the temple
Naked caucasian babies = Good luck
Tikki Aloo (burger) became a favorite
Enormous line-ups for the border ceremony at Wagah, Punjab
Waving flags prior to the ceremony
Soldiers preparing to march, although it looks more like the source of
Monty Python's "Ministry of Silly Walks" sketch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ0ue-XGl9c
See the resemblance?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqhlQfXUk7w
Thousands of Indians chanting "Hindu-stan!"
The performances are mirrored by the Pakistani guard as well
Pakistan's turnout is not quite as numerous
The heat remains above 40 Celsius into the night
The Kangra Valley Toy Train (averaging 10kph with stops)
A railway gauge as narrow as a roller rollercoaster
Crowded trains during the holidays
The tracks are so narrow the rail cars hang over the sides
McLeod Ganj where the Dalai Lama resides
Dharamkot a few minutes to the North
Prayer wheels surround His Holiness' compound
Tibetan Library on campus
Paths meander between the forest littered with Tibetan prayers
And more prayer wheels...
Let's not forget, we're still in India
Monks
The hillside behind McLeod Ganj
The mountains of Himachel Pradesh in the distance
Meanwhile in New Delhi...
Taxi!
Central Station, New Delhi
Street food EVERYWHERE ! ! !
Paharganj, the tourist stronghold
Lassi from the street, a stomach's ultimate (or final) test
Dawn in Delhi (only 30 degrees above)
