Saturday, February 16, 2008

February!

Jaipur, February 1st
Today I kind of felt like we didn't do anything except go to Pizza Hut!! The other things we did today were shop and buy. I got a vase that I like very much. It has a peacock-flower design etched into it that lets the brass colours show through.

February 5th
Today we got to Amritsar and I learned that on the Golden Temple there is 750 kilograms of pure gold!

The golden Temple is very cool especially when the sun is out. That way it sparkles in the sunshine.
Today we went to the gurudwara for lunch and we got served dal fry with chapati, rice and rice pudding. After that I was very thirsty so we went back to the hotel.

February 6th
Today we went into the Golden Temple. It was very crowded with people trying to place offerings, and people just kept piling in. It seemed like there were twice as many people coming in as there were going out.
Today we went to the gurudwara again but this time no rice pudding! The food was still great though. The Golden Temple is a Sikh temple in the city of Amritsar. Sikhs believe that you should share with those less fortunate. Sikhs also believe that everybody is equal, that's why we all sit on the floor to eat. Because of these beliefs, to eat at the kitchen is free.

February 10th
Today we saw the Taj Mahal!

It was huge. First we took the normal reflection photos, then we took some nice ones with us in them. Apparently the guy who had the Tah Mahal built, had the towers made one second of a degree outwards, so that if there was an earthquake the towers would fall outwards so they wouldn't crush the main body of the Taj. It still looked like they pointed inward though.
Today I bought an inlay box that has inlay like on the Taj. Its inlay isn't quite as intricate as the Taj Mahal though.

Matthew

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