Places to Visit Near Jhang

So it all started 3 years back when I planned a trip to explore the beauty of Amritsar.I was accompanied with one of my friend from South India (Malhar Ashrit) who always wanted to travel to this place, but had a budget constraint.So was that a big deal, NO.I booked the tickets in sleeper class coach of Indian railways for 280 bucks from Delhi to Amritsar. Train departed around 7:30 pm from Nizammudin, Delhi and reached Amritsar around 4 30 Am.There' s always a free bus service available to golden temple from Amritsar railway station. But, you need to stand in a big queue. Since, we wanted to save money, we waited for some 10-15 min for the bus to arrive and got a seat as well. The journey took us around 15 mins to reach Golden Temple (Free of cost service).The Golden temple provides you accommodation at a cheaper cost, but check-in time for it is 12 noon. We did not wanted to waste any time, took a lodge outside the Golden temple area to fresh-up and keeping the luggage, paid 200 bugs.( You can easily get cheap accommodation in-around the place).

4. Experience the Beating Retreat ceremony at Wagah BorderPlan a place to visit near Delhi on weekends to the Wagah Border to witness the Beating Retreat Ceremony. A local transport service from Amritsar will take you to Attari. Easy connectivity make Wagah Border one of the cheapest places to visit near Delhi. Avoid booking local taxis if you are on a strict budget. Remember to be seated not later than 3pm for the 4pm ceremony. Choose tourist guesthouses for the cheapest deal.

Day 10 Amritsar we took long sleep because we were very tried after the long journey. Than around 10am we had breakfast at Bade Bhai Ka Brothers Dhaba tried the Amritsari Kulcha & Alu Paratha. Than we headed to Golden temple. The Golden Temple Amritsar India (Sri Harimandir Sahib Amritsar) is not only a central religious place of the Sikhs, but also a symbol of human brotherhood and equality. Everybody, irrespective of cast, creed or race can seek spiritual solace and religious fulfillment without any hindrance. It also represents the distinct identity, glory and heritage of the Sikhs. trust me you will feel that you are in heaven. The visual treat is awaiting for you here, The peaceful atmosphere calm your nerves You may have to park your vehicle around 200m away and walk to the shrine. The path to the shrine is made so good m even the shops are well arranged. The Kitchen at the Golden Temple feeds up to 100,000 people a day for free! It is truly amazing. The night scene completely changes the view into gold with the abundance of Lights. After golden temple we went to visit Jallianwala Bagh Situated close to Golden temple, this is also a must visit attraction for all. Is the site where a large number of innocent, unarmed and peaceful civilians including women and children were brutally murdered. The garden also houses a memorial built in honour of the massacre victims. The portion of the wall with bullet marks along with the well is preserved as a memorial. A light and sound show is hosted here every evening. Later we back to the hotel rest for the 1 hour than we left for wagah Border. The only road border crossing between India and Pakistan, Wagah lies between Amritsar in India and Lahore in Pakistan, and is located approximately 29 kilometres away from the city. The illustrious lowering of the flags ceremony takes place here at the Wagah Border; a daily military practice followed by the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Pakistan Rangers, since 1959. (Note Opening Closing Time 4 pm onwards, every evening)

1230 hrs: Have lunch and book two rooms near railway station @ INR 600 per room.

Journey Amritsar to Naggar.We left for Naggar, Himachal Pradesh around 11:00pm from Amritsar (Rs 7000/- for Ertiga 8 seater. There are also Government transport Available but I would suggest you to prefer cab (front seat!), as the journey is a whole different experience in itself.Not forgetting to mention about the Spooky roads which is part of the journey almost throughout, but once you enter the Himalayan Ghats it’s a whole different story that makes the spooky roads a wonderful journey, when you find yourself nested in the beauty of the God gifted nature. The charm of the morning and the bliss of the cool breeze, breathing the freshness is just what one would ever want in life. Timing is all you need, we reached the right place at the right time.

The next day we packed our bags and left for Amritsar, it took us approx. 5 Hours to reach our hotel Hong Kong Inn, again a good hotel with good rooms and cordial staff.The same evening we visited Golden Temple, ah, this site and place I have been longing for, believe you me, its beautiful, in the evening lights the temple shines like the moon on a full moon night. If you be here you have to visit this during the evening and also during the day. You just cant miss it.

When the travel bug bites, you find yourself constantly scrolling up and down on Google Maps figuring out destinations nearby. And on one such day of scrolling, when Shreya (who was on her way to Chandigarh for a wedding) asked me if I wanted to join her on a quick detour to Amritsar, I was more than happy to say yes!

Day 1 & 2( Mumbai to Amritsar- 2 nights in Train via Golden Temple Express)The day we were supposed to start our journey via Golden Temple my son got fever.I was again in a dilemma as my son's health was of utmost priority & was no ways going to compromise on that. I spoke to my husband & he suggested I speak to my family doctor, I spoke & got some SOS Medicine names as a backup. I was still contemplating cancelling my trip but in spite of fever my son showed immense enthusiasm for the trip. He was all ready to start the journey. After a lot of Thought, I decided to go ahead with the plan keeping in mind that the Train will serve as a rest time for him with no fluctuation in climatic conditions. I had decided that i will take a call on proceeding to Dharamshala once we reach Amritsar depending on his health.I was mentally prepared to take a flight back home if he did not recover.I will not deny that I started the journey with a lot on tension but went along with the positivity & faith that all was going to be ok. I kept him hydrated throughout the train journey but I would check his temperature every 4 hours. Whenever I would tell my son that if the fever does not go we will go back home, my son would immediately reply saying “ Mamma I am going to be ok”. He would even eat saying he wants to be strong. I truly wanted to believe in him & was hoping all went well. Luckily, The Morning we reached Amritsar, My son had no fever..Just a bit of Cold. Truly- Hope & Will Power Works wonders...Especially when it comes for a 4 yr old!Day 3- Amritsar to Dharamshala(Dharamkot)

After langar, we enquired about entry in Wagah Attari border parade as it was around 2:30 pm and found that entry was first come first have seat basis till the stand is full. So, we were in a hurry and headed toward Amritsar bus stand and reached Wagah border around 3:45 pm and submitted our bagback at local shop 1km away from the border. After security check, we reached border by walking and another heart break had stroke, parade stand was full and we compromised seeing the flag down ceremony on projector screen. Though we were unlucky to see flag down ceremony from stand but still were satisfied to reach Wagah border. We came back to Amritsar around 6:30pm and did shopping from market near Golden Temple and ate tasty food of Punjab. We had enough time as our train timing was 23:45pm so, we reached Amritsar railway station by walking and our train was late by 15 minutes and we waited at railway station till the train arrived and boarded train for New Delhi.

On 19th December around at 11:30 am we reached AMRITSAR bus stand and by 12 pm we were at our hotel. We booked hotel near to Golden Temple and we got freshen up one by one and headed for Golden Temple, the much awaited destination after RANN OF KUTCHH. We were in the premises of gurudwara and we have witnessed the holiness on television and for the first time we were about to experience that live. It was really emotional, divine and peace with the scene of Golden temple surrounded by all fours for me. For the first 2-3 minutes I was engrossed in the spirituality looking at that gurudwara and people from across the nation with faith and devotion. After spending some time sitting outside, we headed for darshan of GURU GRANTH SAHIB and ate at Gurudwara’s langar.