SUMMIT UP

[ Earlier posts in this series:  Part 1  |  Part 2  |  Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5  | Part 6 ]     Day 5 : Amritsar & Wagah A non Himalayan day   This day’s account is not typically Himalayan – but nevertheless a part of my trip to Kangra & Chamba. It was around 6o clock in the morning when the bus reached Amritsar. From the bus stand, I walked towards the temple. I had heard that the temple offers rooms – but when I got there, I saw a massive queue wrapping around the booking desk. So I decided against waiting and initially headed to a hotel (which was super expensive). A good natured rickshaw guy guided me to a guest house, which looked clean and fitted my budget too.

    [ Earlier posts in this series: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 ]       Day 4 : Bharmour - Chamba   The epic day !!!   Last night, the bus had started a bit late. It was supposed to reach Bharmour by 5am. I thought I’ll spend some time there, head to Chamba and if possible, Khajjiar. But then, everything doesn't happen as planned, does it?!!   (Coming to think of it, I picked Bharmour out of sheer impulse ! At that time, I did not know that Bharmour was more a gateway to the holy Manimahesh Kailash Yatra. My colleague in office (who’s senior and well-traveled) had once mentioned to me that he had once gone to Bharmour to audit a branch of the Punjab National Bank there, and told me how beautiful it was.   And now, while sitting in Dharamsala and deciding where to go next, I was browsing the HRTC (Himachal roadways) website – I put Dharamsala as the source, and in the destinations that popped up, I saw Bharmour list...