09 Feb 2025
My guide was very friendly but his English was not as good as others I have had during my stay in India. We started at the Gardens, ( entry free) scene of the 1919 Massacre where, frankly, had I not been aware of the history, I would have been at a loss to understand the significance. I spent two hours alone in the Partition Museum ( entry £2.50) whilst my guide showed another tour taker ( a delightful Canadian, but not of my group), the Golden Temple. To be honest, I enjoyed this more than I would have done with the guide, the Museum being well laid out, with information in English and subtitles to the videos.
The Border Ceremony was fascinating: a cross between a football Derby ( think baseball caps and popcorn for sale), with Indian soldiers engaged in rifle twirling like cheerleaders and a pantomime with soldiers encouraging each side of the stadium to shout ' Hindustan' louder than the other.
Guide could not accompany into the ' Foreigners' section, but no explanation was needed. Again entry was free and buses and tuk tuks leave the central square daily for the stadium.
A good day but probably one I could have arranged independently.