Den 28 december - Det Gyllene Templet
Dagen började lite tidigare idag eftersom vi har lĂ€rt oss att om man orkar vara sĂ„ tidig som möjligt pĂ„ turistattraktionerna, dĂ„ har man "mindre" folk att trĂ€ngas med. MEN det Ă€r inte lĂ€tt att komma upp pĂ„ morgonen för oss fyra, svĂ„rast Ă€r det för barnen - som sagt, det Ă€r jobbigt att vara turist đ.
Vi tog en Uber till Gyllene Templet. Uber đ fungerar perfekt hĂ€r i Indien đźđł och det Ă€r fördelaktigt för man vet att man inte blir lurad pĂ„ priset och det kĂ€nns alltid skönt.
Vi hade lockat barnen med Gyllene Templet genom att sĂ€ga att det Ă€r riktigt guld man ser skina, sĂ„ det fanns lite förvĂ€ntningar, men det sprack med dimman đ Vi sĂ„g inte mycket guld utan vi sĂ„g mest barfota fötter đŠ¶ đŠ¶ man fĂ„r nĂ€mligen inte gĂ„ in med skor đ i templet. Man fick tvĂ€tta bĂ„de hĂ€nder och fötter innan man kom in. Huvudbonad mĂ„ste alla ha sĂ„ Milo och Hardy fick nĂ„gra oranga, jag och Kira hade egna sjalar. Ăven om vi inte sĂ„g mycket, blev det en mystisk stĂ€mning med dimman och den konstanta sĂ„ngen i bakgrunden. Hardy fick ocksĂ„ en ny upplevelse de frĂ„gade nĂ€mligen honom för ett kort, Ă€ven mig nĂ„gra gĂ„nger. SĂ„ hĂ€r fick Kira nĂ€stan vara i fred.
Att komma in till det heliga templet var kön lĂ€ngre Ă€n högsĂ€song pĂ„ Lisebergs populĂ€raste attraktion sĂ„ det skippade vi. Men nĂ„got vi inte skippade var upplevelsen att sitta pĂ„ golvet och Ă€ta med hundratals indier. Det var en makalös upplevelse. Kanske fel att sĂ€ga, men jag kĂ€nde mig som i en film dĂ€r huvudpersonerna sitter i ett fĂ€ngelse đ Alla fick sitta ned pĂ„ rader, sĂ„ kom de och slevade upp maten pĂ„ plĂ„tbrickor. Vattnet kom i nĂ„got jag först trodde var en sĂ„dan dĂ€r golvreningsmaskin, men det var för att servera vattnet đŠ Maten var vĂ€ldigt god, men vi höll oss borta frĂ„n vattnet och Kira höll sig helt borta frĂ„n maten. Hon sa att hon tar hand om oss nĂ€r vi blir magsjuka đ đ€ą.
De serverar tusentals portioner varje dag, sĂ„ de hade skapat en vĂ€ldigt effektiv matleverans som imponerade. Barnen var dock inte sĂ€rskilt imponerade av dagens Ă€ventyr, de ville helst Ă„ka tillbaka till hotellet och mysa. Efter en Domino pizza đ för Kira tog vi en Uber till hotellet, och resten av eftermiddagen bestod av film för barnen och fantastisk massage för oss vuxna. Tid för lĂ€xor blev det ocksĂ„ för barnen. De fick med sig en vĂ€ska full med 20 kg lĂ€xor som de betar av đ dĂ„ och dĂ„.
KvĂ€llen avslutades med middag pĂ„ hotellet och med en film đż pĂ„ Netflix. Imorgon Ă„ker vi tillbaka till Delhi för en natt innan vi Ă„ker upp till bergen och firar đ„ł nyĂ„r đ„.
God natt đŽ
In English:
December 28 - The Golden Temple
The day started a bit earlier today as we've learned that if you can manage to be at tourist attractions as early as possible, you'll have "less" crowd to contend with. BUT it's not easy to get up in the morning for the four of us, especially challenging for the kids - being a tourist is tough, as mentioned đ.
We took an Uber to The Golden Temple. Uber đ works perfectly here in India đźđł, and it's advantageous because you know you won't be cheated on the price, which always feels reassuring.
We had enticed the kids with the enchanting Golden Temple, mentioning that it's real gold shining, so there were some expectations, but they shattered with the fog đ We didn't see much gold; instead, we saw mostly bare feet đŠ¶ đŠ¶ as you're not allowed to enter the temple with shoes đ. Everyone had to wash their hands and feet before entering. Headgear was also mandatory, so Milo and Hardy got some orange ones, and Kira and I had our own scarves. Even though we didn't see much, there was a mysterious atmosphere with the fog and the constant singing in the background. Hardy also had a new experience; they asked him for a photo, and me a few times. So, Kira almost got some peace.
Entering the sacred temple, the line was longer than the peak season at Liseberg's most popular attraction, so we skipped that. But one thing we didn't skip was the experience of sitting on the floor and eating with hundreds of Indians. It was an incredible experience. Maybe it's wrong to say, but I felt like I was in a movie where the main characters are sitting in a prison đ Everyone sat in rows, and they came and served the food on metal trays. Water came in something I initially thought was a floor cleaning machine, but it was to serve the water đŠ The food was very tasty, but we stayed away from the water, and Kira stayed completely away from the food. She said she'll take care of us if we get food poisoning đ đ€ą.
They serve thousands of portions every day, so they had created a very efficient food delivery system that impressed. However, the kids were not very impressed with today's adventure; they mostly wanted to go back to the hotel and relax. After a Domino's pizza đ for Kira, we took an Uber back to the hotel, and the rest of the afternoon consisted of movies for the kids and a fantastic massage for us adults. There was also time for homework for the kids. They brought a bag full of 20 kg of homework that they tackle đ now and then.
The evening ended with dinner at the hotel and a movie đż on Netflix. Tomorrow we head back to Delhi for a night before going up to the mountains to celebrate đ„ł New Year đ„.
Good night đŽ