tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post3923980478023597447..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: The Landau CarriageUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-737253253539314072018-09-28T12:42:44.526-04:002018-09-28T12:42:44.526-04:00Trés Charmante, what an amazing experience that mu...Trés Charmante, what an amazing experience that must have been! Thank you for describing it!<br />Loretta Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144208933494829602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-50898455912953089422018-09-24T09:15:49.720-04:002018-09-24T09:15:49.720-04:00About eighteen years ago, I had the rather extraor...About eighteen years ago, I had the rather extraordinary experience of riding in an open landau through the streets of Kathmandu, with throngs of people 10 deep on each side waving and taking pictures as the procession wound its way through the city for about 8 miles. My brother had a traditional Nepali wedding, and the royal family loaned him their landau. In the front of the procession were men with large horns trumpeting the approach, followed by many other musicians and dignitaries, with the landau at the finish. My mother and I had saris made - hers an irridescent silk, and mine a royal blue with gold embroidery like stars on a night sky. My hair was platinum at that time, worn in a low chignon, with a jeweled bindi on my forehead. I made liberal use of my "royal Queen Mary wave" as we moved along, passing temples and the royal palace along the route. So when I see English royal processions in their landaus, I think to myself, "I know how it feels to be the center of attention like that, and it's a lot of fun." Cynthia Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16611234458613584346noreply@blogger.com