Wagah border ceremony
Lowering of the Flags as the Sun goes down https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attari%E2%80%93Wagah_border_ceremony The name Amritsar evokes different thoughts for an average “South Indian” and history buff like me. Harmandir Sahib in all its glory It’s known for the famous Golden temple, the infamous Attari train station, a twin city to Lahore, and for foodie in me, it is Amritsari Kulcha and nearness to the Wagah border. Pakistan is hardly 25 kms away from Amritsar. While there was no reason to visit Amritsar and that too in the North Indian Summer, the fact that we were to terminate our Leh - Zanskar valley drive (Landrover Defender journey conducted by @Cougarmotors) at Chandigarh prompted me to decide on a trip to Amritsar as my wife had not seen this place and I had earlier made one, albeit brief visit to this city, but not witnessed the Wagah border ceremony. So, we drove (driven) down from Chandigarh with a halt in Ludhiana at the “Haveli” for a cold, lip-smacking, calorie...