After traveling North from Ludhiana to Amritsar, we continued North to visit Attari which is on the border between India and Pakistan (sorry mom, I have now been to two of the two most volatile places in the world, the other being North Korea). Our visit was quite an event but was very unique, interesting, worth while. There was a flag lowering ceremony which took place with Indian and Pakistani guards parading around in a choreographed display of "machoism" - each trying to out do the other. Thousands of Indians and thousands of Pakistans cheered as announcers led chants in a typy of high school "pep rally" - I'm sure this display of strength does wonders for the day when these two countries will see peace.
After the ceremony we went right up to the border and, under armed guard, were able to take pictures. Afterwards, we were taken away in the back of a police jeep, most likely due to our VIP status as PK and Durga had arranged for this visit. All in all, it was a very interesting experience - we even saw white people in Pakistan, but when we tried to talk to them and ask what they were doing the guards sent us away...
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