I am back in Gilgit (the north of Pakistan) where everything is much colder: the water, the air and standing in the shades. But the air is much much cleaner the people more relaxed and the scenery more beautiful. Once a year there is the Polo tournament where people come from the neighbored areas to figure out which town is the best. So, I went to the Polo tournament and would like to tell you some

1) musicians support the great event since there are not any people in the audience supporting their favorite teams with songs or shouts.

2) between the plays the musicians play music, the audience is running on the play field to congratulate he players or watch some tough men, who have the courage to dance to the music.

3) the game is hard nevertheless the case I am talking about freestyle polo here: no fouls no helmets and the ball flies high, hit people in the audience or players.

4) a horse falls in the audience at I am lucky enough to be there in the right moment

5) there are no benches and people sit where ever they can. In this case they found a place on the wall which separates the stadium from the outside.

6) the whole play takes place in front of the local mosque.

7) the players age is very much open. As soon as the players are in strong conditions to ride the horse and hit the ball they start to play polo. The player age reaches from 17 to sometimes up to 70 years old.

So, in the end a pretty awesome thing to watch.