Country Info
- Islamabad
- Capital
- Pakistan Rupee (PKR)
- Currency
- 144,616,639
- Population
- PK
- Country Code
Lahore Slideshow
Lahore
Travel Blogs from Lahore, Pakistan
Changing of the Guard at Pakistan-India border
... felt sick again for the afternoon. D'oh! The reason for the rush was to go see the Changing of the Guard at the Pakistan-India border. It's a big faceoff with lots of scowling and shouting and stamping by the guards and lots of chanting and cheering by ...
We arrive in Lahore - March 20th
... We checked into the hotel, had lunch, and went to our first meeting with the Social Enterprise Development Centre (SEDC) at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). The pictures are from LUMS and the mosque/fort in Lahore that Iftikhar took us ...
Aankomst in Lahore
... richting Wagah om de wisseling van de wacht mee te maken, aan de beroemde grenspost tussen India en Pakistan. Het is een ritje van zo'n 45 minuten vanuit Lahore. Als we aan komen rijden horen we de bekende Wagah-muziek al uit de luidsprekers ...
like to join adventure tourists.
AOA, Being a tourist i like to join valuable tourists who love to visit our sweet homeland and love to promote its beauty. waiting for anyone's reply. ...
May 23, 2009
Lahore, Pakistan
Hello! Sixth and final night in Pakistan. Now really hot, crowded places with really nice food! Last couple of nights in Iran were kinda wierd. We had police and military escorts for the last night and were not allowed to leave the hotel (not ...
Men's suiting
Men's suiting is an art of great precision. And I for one is very particular about my formal wear. On my trip to Bangkok I decided to see what the fuss was all about and visited a crown tailor’s retail centre. And I was assured that the fuss ...
To the border we go!
Here is the border of Pakistan and India. Everyday (time depending on sunset), there is a big ceremony. The border is closed for the day between both countries in a special way. The BSF (Border Security Force) is all dressed up in special uniforms and ...
Across the Atlantic
... of my stuff, and took pictures with the family. We drove to JFK with another family I was traveling to Pakistan with, and everything went really smoothly with boarding and security. Before we boarded, we ...
May 24, 2009
Diary of a whimpy kid
... een restaurant wat eten, en krijgen we een autotour door Lahore in het donker. We rijden langs Fort Lahore, het treinstation, parken, de dierentuin, Minar-e-Pakistan, het Khadafi cricketstadion en nog wat meer. Het is donker en het gaat allemaal erg snel, ...
History of Computing
The first use of the word "computer" was recorded in 1613, referring to a person who carried out calculations, or computations, and the word continued to be used in that sense until the middle of the 20th century. From the end of the 19th century onwards ...
Meet the family!!!
I was introduced to about 20-30 members of a traditional family who let me into their circle and showed me as much of Pakistan as possible in four days. I thank them show much for the experience. ...
Lahore
we will cross into Lahore, Pakistan from Amritsar, India. New land, new people to meet, new places to ...
DAY OFF...did nothing!
Musical things organised for the group in the afternoon and for the evening but I decided I've had enough traditional music from enough countries to last me for a while & I took a day off from the group. Stayed in bed till midday. Found a Subway ...
Passing through Pakistan
Pakistan. Day 53 Saturday 28 May to Day 58 Thursday 2 June Pakistan – where to start. At present I am in Lahore having crossed the border 5 days ago. Because of the state of unrest it is deemed necessary by the authorities that we need an ...
The Golden Temple in Amritsar
... officer chose for me had to be pushed to get started. And that is how I started my trip in Pakistan. Since I frequented the Internet travel boards in my trip planning, I started a correspondence with a Lahori newspaper reporter whose ...
What do you mean the flight already left?
... interesting, even though several wings were closed to the public. (If it weren't for the British, I don’t think Pakistan would have any museums.) While visiting the museum, I think I was the most popular attraction. Every school ...
something that helped me most
The way people travel now-a-days is subject to several options: the travel for work, travel for study (semester abroad, exchange student, travel for an academic event), and travel for entertainment (travel to see a concert, save up and travel a ...