Sunday, April 01, 2007

Parliament House (Sangsad Bhawan)

What is it? The Taj Mahal of Bangladesh? It's probably one of the most beautiful buildings I have ever seen, either in real life or on TV. It's a gray building surrounded by water bodies. There is a massive ground on the front, where people sit and kids go crazy. We walked for a long time around this place. There are hundreds of stairs connecting the ground with the building entrance. But the security people didn't allow us to climb the stairs, not even a few steps. I don't know whether I should be happy or sad, but I do know that I would have had a heart attack if I tried to climb those scary stairs.

You know there is a dark side to everything beautiful. The thing is that this place is reportedly filled with robbers who can rob you even in daylight. I don't know whether it's a fact or pure bullshit, but I have heard it. I must mention that there was this one hawker who sold bottled water. He was following us around and coaxing us to buy a bottle. At first we gently told him to go away, but it was to no avail. So someone had increase the decibel level of our voice a little bit. These things really irritate you when you are enjoying something. Whaddasay?