Travelled to Lahore, Islamabad/Rawalpindi
and Peshawar, but the highlight of Pakistan was the Pakistan/India border closing
ceremony. You really have to see this to believe it. 20 minutes of macho men
trying to outdo each other.
Pakistan/India Border
Ceremony, 2003
Pakistani Ranger, Indian
Border
These
guards (Pakistani Rangers) perform the ceremony opposite their Indian counterparts
every night. They've been doing it since 1947 and really hate each other (though
you must wonder if they meet for a drink after "Good show tonight Rahib...").
"He sat,... astride the
gun Zam-Zammah on her brick platform opposite the old Ajaib-Gher - the Wonder
House..." Opening lines to 'Kim' by Rudyard Kipling.
Well, this
is her and that's the 'Wonder House' in the background (Lahore Museum).
Lahore, Pakistan
...there
is no moral to the story, it's just a bunch of stuff that happened...