Amitsar, India

Amitsar is located right on the only open border between India and Pakistan. Every evening they have a closing ceremony where the guards stomp around and people from both sides of the border show up to watch them close their border. You can definitely feel the tension between these two countries as they shout in unison at each other across the border, "Long live India" and then the group in Pakistan responds with the same. The other interesting thing that I noticed about this part of India was how much India guards that border with their not so friendly neighbor.

This is the Golden Temple in Amitsar. It is made of real gold and the amount of visitors that come here everyday is around 30,000 per day. Because it is free people watching here is about as good as it gets. As you enter there are small pools that you wash your feet before you enter. Over half the people that enter the temple drink that dirty water and if they don't drink it they splash it in their face. I don't mind respecting cultures but this is where I need to draw the line. YUK