So last month, J and I left the kids with the Ayah and went on a Embassy excursion to a brass making facility. It's fun to be able to get away together and see what's around. Of course, there is a lot of traffic, and noise. One of these noises is this alarm or siren that keeps going off and some loud speaker that keeps repeating something in Bangla. As we travel, these sounds continue at the same level, not getting softer as we gain distance from them nor get louder as we get closer to them. I also notice that there are three large black SUV's traveling the same direction as us. They seem strange as they do not try to over take us or cut us off. Slowly I realise, they are traveling with us, as is the siren and loud speaker. Why?
Oh, I am such a newbie. The ambassador was in the bus ahead of us, and the black SUV's were armored cars. One ahead of first bus, one between first and second bus, and one following the buses. The siren was warning other cars that an important person was coming through and the loud speaker? well I am sure it was say.... get the hell out of the way! Or more politely, please move to the side, we are coming through!
I have decided that I should invest in my own loud speaker and siren. It also helps when someone in front of the first armored car takes it upon themselves to beat the heck out of the cars with a wooden stick, to make sure they get out of the way. Pretty sure that the guy with the stick, just joined in the procession so he could get to where he was going faster.
Anyway, it made my day, traveling with such important people, kind of reminded me of the movie Princess Dairies with Anne Hathaway and that lady from the sound of music. Oh yea, and the brass making place was very interesting, we bought a brass horse.
Oh, I am such a newbie. The ambassador was in the bus ahead of us, and the black SUV's were armored cars. One ahead of first bus, one between first and second bus, and one following the buses. The siren was warning other cars that an important person was coming through and the loud speaker? well I am sure it was say.... get the hell out of the way! Or more politely, please move to the side, we are coming through!
I have decided that I should invest in my own loud speaker and siren. It also helps when someone in front of the first armored car takes it upon themselves to beat the heck out of the cars with a wooden stick, to make sure they get out of the way. Pretty sure that the guy with the stick, just joined in the procession so he could get to where he was going faster.
Anyway, it made my day, traveling with such important people, kind of reminded me of the movie Princess Dairies with Anne Hathaway and that lady from the sound of music. Oh yea, and the brass making place was very interesting, we bought a brass horse.
