After abundant displays of machismo from the brawny Pakistani soldiers- who are attired in jet black uniforms that include turbans topped with fantails- the military theatre rolls on, as stony faced commanding officers of both India and Pakistan shakes hands and salute. The flags are simulataneously lowered and folded and the gates slammed shut. Meanwhile, the crowd exuberantly cheers on ~ The Lonely Planet Guide to Pakistan
This was an amazing experience. It was hard not to get swept up into the cheering and outpouring of patriotism. Even I was swelling with pride as the Pakistani soldiers marched on.
Men and women are not allowed to sit together; which was a bit of a problem b/c Os did not want to just abandon me. We talked our way in and got to sit in the front row (thanks to advice from the Lonely Planet guide book) and while we didn't sit together, we weren't in the grandstands and so far from each other.
It was the closest I got to India- so close, yet so far..... funny thought while all of this was going on was of me running through the gates to India like a mad-woman "I just want to meet Shah Rukh and Aishwariya, Hritik and Abishek!!!!"
The absolute best were the Pakistani "cheerleaders" or better yet crowd-rilers (see pic above)
This was an amazing experience. It was hard not to get swept up into the cheering and outpouring of patriotism. Even I was swelling with pride as the Pakistani soldiers marched on.
Men and women are not allowed to sit together; which was a bit of a problem b/c Os did not want to just abandon me. We talked our way in and got to sit in the front row (thanks to advice from the Lonely Planet guide book) and while we didn't sit together, we weren't in the grandstands and so far from each other.
It was the closest I got to India- so close, yet so far..... funny thought while all of this was going on was of me running through the gates to India like a mad-woman "I just want to meet Shah Rukh and Aishwariya, Hritik and Abishek!!!!"
The absolute best were the Pakistani "cheerleaders" or better yet crowd-rilers (see pic above)
2 comments:
You wanted to run through the border "like a man-woman"?
Friend, you wanna tell me something?
ok ok... so i type much slower then i think.... and i haven't found spell check yet.... MAD Woman.... edit made
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