{"id":2886,"date":"2014-07-21T07:41:26","date_gmt":"2014-07-21T06:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/?p=2886"},"modified":"2017-12-14T19:15:06","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T18:15:06","slug":"back-amritsar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/back-amritsar\/","title":{"rendered":"Back in Amritsar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One more time &#8211; India was the destination. I did try a few times in the past to reach Leh and circle from there to Spiti Valley and loop back to Shimla. It did never work out. I did get as far as Spiti valley for a little circle. Trekking to some very small villages close to Kaza and then into the Pin Valley for a few days. The bridges towards Shimal were gone as it did rain too much and so was Leh &#8211; buried under a massive land slide. Now i want to try again and it does look better. So far we do not have that much rain and i will try again. The first stop is Amritsar. I do stay again with Mr. Singh at his Farmstay outside of town. So far i got here with the plane from Frankfurt to Delhi and a connecting one to Amritsar. Than the free bus to the Golden Temple and Tuk Tuk to the farm. It is quite hot here &#8211; almost 40 degrees and i have to get used to that for a few days. So i take it easy over here. Want to visit the Golden Temple of course and other than that i have no plans for here. Than it is off to Srinagar &#8211; the last stop before the mountains.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2014\/india\/010.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"427\" alt=\"Frankfurt Airport in the Air India Dreamliner\"\/><br \/>My friend did drop me at Stuttgart train station where i took the train to Frankfurt. I did arrive early and had a few beers at the REWE supermarket where the trains arrive. They have nice comfy loungers there and cold beer.  <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2014\/india\/011.JPG\" width=\"650\" height=\"473\" alt=\"Order one get two\"\/><br \/>Since I was early at the airport I scored an emergency exit seat which is very good if you are as tall as me and have a 6 hour flight ahead. I did order one whiskey and that is what I got. Cheers. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2014\/india\/012.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" alt=\"New Window Technology\"\/><br \/>Since it was a red-eye flight i did not notice the new window technology of the Air India Dreamliner. You can dim the window  from clear over blue to a dark green. There are no more window shades. Nice &#8211; this is the full green view with the blazing morning sun. You still can feel the rays when you touch the window but it stays quite dark.  <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2014\/india\/013.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" alt=\"Clouds\"\/><br \/>Push the button 5 times and you have a clear window again! <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2014\/india\/014.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" alt=\"Bedroom Ceiling\"\/><br \/>My room in Amritsar &#8211; the whole ceiling is made like that. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2014\/india\/015.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" alt=\"My Room\"\/><br \/>How come it looks like that in 18 seconds? <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2014\/india\/016.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" alt=\"The Bed\"\/><br \/>Hello Sweety &#8211; looking forward to rest here. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2014\/india\/017.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" alt=\"View from the roof\"\/><br \/>From the roof of the farmstay you have a nice view over the fields surrounding the place. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2014\/india\/018.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" alt=\"Lazy Goat\"\/><br \/>Since there are no rocks that goat sleeps here. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2014\/india\/019.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"430\" alt=\"Baby Goat\"\/><br \/>Baby goat likes to take some rays poolside. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2014\/india\/020.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" alt=\"Noosy Goat\"\/><br \/>And she likes the iPhone as well I guess <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One more time &#8211; India was the destination. I did try a few times in the past to reach Leh and circle from there to Spiti Valley and loop back to Shimla. It did never work out. I did get as far as Spiti valley for a little circle. 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