Following a late night at the drama performance, sleep was light, so I woke up early. Horns were beeping and rickshaw bells were ringing outside to announce a brand new day. The long shower cooled me temporarily, only to draw beads of sweat over my entire body when I got dressed. Partly cloudy skies greeted us and I went up to breakfast on the top floor of our hotel overlooking Dhaka.
The hotel is located on one the corner of a main road so the action on the road is constant. At the street level the start of the day for the population is juxtaposed in this way. Businessmen in collared shirts are getting out of chauffeured cars and walking into the bank across the street while workers in more traditional dress head-carry bananas and other produce. Women in saris are going into the market to shop for the daily food. Side by side it all takes place and there is harmony in this mass of color and culture.
Members of the Geographic Alliance of Iowa at the Kella Lalbagh, an ancient fortress and palace for a number of rulers. Submitted by Dan Walsh – Teacher at Metro High School (Third from right), Cedar Rapids