The Golden Temple: A Truly Indian Experience

We were...

• Whisked off with little warning and no preparation to a place I'd barely heard of.

• Made to wear unfamiliar clothing, to the great amusement of the locals.

• Separated from most of the group that I had come with.

• Locked - yes, locked - into a giant cage, with only one way out.

• Squished among the pushing, shoving mass of a hundred people.

• Valuables confiscated, temporarily.

• Shuttled through and endless maze of passageways to an unspecified end.

• Blinded by the shininess of $150 million worth of gold gilding.

• Then, finally, a breathless race to a feast at the town's best restaurant.

Needless to say, Sunday night was quite the adventure.