A trip filled with adventure

It was a pre-decided plan to visit the Golden Temple. However, as we were not getting a long weekend to go, all our plans were on hold. When we found out that a long weekend was coming up, no one hesitated to say ‘no’ to this.

It just started with a conversation with some girls named Swati, Divya, & Monika. They were eager to travel to different places, but they didn’t know how to make their travel plans work. Our friend, Divya, booked the tickets because she had traveled to different places.

We had an early morning train to catch, and since I was not comfortable commuting alone, my friend Swati advised me to spend the night at their place. When I arrived at her place, I found it quite comfortable. I was a bit tired, so I quickly unpacked my bag to freshen up. Afterwards, I lay on the bed for a few hours to rest.

After a while, Divya prepared something to eat, and we continued to talks late into the night.

We set an alarm for 5 a.m. and woke up at that time, getting ready to go.

While we were on our way to the door, it got stuck for a moment. After trying hard to unlock the door, our efforts were in vain. As we were running late, we found our only option, and it was to call the landlord to unlock the door. When we called him, he came quickly. With his keys, unlocking the door seemed easy. We felt sorry for disturbing the old man that early in the morning.

And then we hurried to the Metro station to catch the first train.

As we were heading towards Metro, suddenly my phone rang, and it was Swati. She was in a panic because we were running late. I wanted to explain to her that this had happened early in the morning, but she seemed like she wasn’t listening to us.

While we were on our way to the Metro, she had called me three times, already assuming that we had missed the train.

Her repeated calls annoyed us and slowed us down as we were trying to move fast.

We reached the Metro station. The trains were running late that morning. Swati was waiting for us at her station.

We were with the first women’s coach, and our eyes were searching for her. As the train arrived at her station, we saw her with three overloaded bags. She took a seat beside us.

Finally, she seemed to relax at that moment.

Now, it was time to get off the Metro and make our way to the New Delhi Railway station. As we were leaving the metro station, both of us easily exited, but Divya had trouble getting out because her card wasn’t working. She ran to the inquiry counter twice. On someone’s advice to follow a man, she managed to exit the station successfully.

We then continued on our way. It was a crowded place, and we were a little confused but somehow managed to find our way to the next platform.

Now it was time to board the train, take our seats, and start moving towards our destination.

On our journey, we had a diverse group of fellow travellers, and a family had a young kid, who appeared to be a source of amusement for some of us. As this little one had a unique song of his own, which only a few seemed to fully appreciate.

On the other hand, I noticed a girl who was seated with her family and talking a lot throughout the journey. As she was seated in front of us, when I saw her, she paused for a moment, but then she started talking again.

We never thought of sleeping during the journey, but after some time, we felt tired and slept there.

After getting up, we began to admire the view from our window. There were various things to explore, including lush green landscapes and flowing water.

On the train, the travelers seemed hungry all the way, as there was no one without food. It appeared not to be the same train that we boarded a few hours earlier, as it seemed untidy.

Now, it was time to leave the train and arrive at our hotel room. As we arrived at Amritsar Railway Station, we got the auto. On the way, we found a different scene, which we did not expect. This hotel was located in a small lane. Going through those small lanes seemed a little disturbing. Since this hotel was located near the places where we planned to visit, we were delighted to find such a suitable place.

The same day, we got ready and decided to visit the Jallainwala Bagh and the Golden Temple. We wanted to explore the historical sites. At Jallianwala Bagh, we discovered the tragic story of the people who had lost their lives in a cruel manner. This story was presented in a museum, and it included photographs depicting their lives. In the evening, we arrived at the Gurudwara and had the opportunity to visit the Golden Temple until night.

I found everyone deeply engrossed in their thoughts or prayers. As the day turned into night, the beauty of the Golden Temple appeared more radiant.

We captured some photographs to preserve that beauty with us.

This was our last night there, and we had to catch the train the next morning. When we asked Divya about the timing of the train, it came as a shock to both of us. Through her, we found out that this train was about to reach us in 12 hours. It was unbelievable, and we were in awe for a while.

We were both criticizing Divya for this unexpected turn of events. However, we had a good laugh about it when we also realized that it wasn’t just her mistake but also our own.