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Gorgeous Golden Temple!
Read more: Gorgeous Golden Temple!In yesterday’s post, Zoe gave a great overview on Amritsar. But she didn’t talk about the most beautiful building in the city. It is the Golden Temple, a place of beauty and religion. The Golden Temple was constructed in the 16th century during the time of Guru Arjan Dev, the 5th guru. He built…
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Awesome Amritsar
Read more: Awesome AmritsarAfter an amazing train ride from New Delhi, we arrived in Awesome Amritsar. Beep Beep! That was the first sound we heard when we arrived in the northern city of Amritsar, India. The sound of tuk tuks, cars, buses and motorcycles honking their horns filled the air. The streets of Amritsar are full of life.…
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World Religions: India
Read more: World Religions: IndiaDuring our time in India, we are learning about different religions practiced here. The six main religions are Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism, Christianity and Islam. In previous posts I have talked about Christianity and Islam, so this post will focus on the religions founded in India: Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Jainism. On Culturegrams, there are the…
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A warm welcome to India!
Read more: A warm welcome to India!After an awesome time in Zanzibar, it was time to head out on our next adventure … India! We had a bit of an adventure just getting to our first stop, New Delhi! We got up bright and early at our hotel in Stone Town, to make our way to the airport. We had a…
Mikhaila Really good trip. Hope you came back to China again. Or we will meet somewhere in the world. Miss…