[ Sept.2006 ] The next place we went in India was Shimla. This town is about 2000 metres above sea level and the climate is mild in summer, so in 1864 then British rulers decided…

[ Sept.2006 ] In Dharamsala in India, we visited Norbulingka Insutitute, too. This is an educational institute for Tibetan exiles not to forget their own  culture and arts. There was a shop inside and they…

[ Sept.2006 ] Dalamsala was the place I liked most in this tour in India. The area we stayed was called McLeod Ganj, where we arrived after going up about 200 metre from the town…

[ Sept.2006 ] This is a rolly I saw on the way from Amritsar to Dharamsala.The rollies in India were very showy.Our tour continued our journey by four six seater 4D Toyotas.After a few hours,…

[ Sept.2006 ] In Amritsar in India, we visited a park called Jallianwala Bagh, too. This was a site of a massacre of 1919 when India was being governed by the UK. A general called…

[ Sept.2006 ] The highlight of Amritsar in India was this Golden Temple whose proper name is Harmandir Sahib. This is the head temple of Sikhism and it took 30 years to build this, completed…

[ Sept.2006 ] After arriving at Amritsar in India by train, we went to see a ceremony at a border village called Wagah. The other side is Pakistan. This crest in this photo is a…

[ Sept.2006 ] I continue my story of our tour in India.On the third day, we got up very early and took a train from the chaotic Delhi station to Amritsar in the north.In the…

[ Sept.2006 ] The highlight of our stay in Delhi was the rickshaw ride.This was real transport system for people living there, not like in Japan where rickshaws are for tourists.They pulled it by bicycle.We…