Hotel Melrose Inn Lahore
50-52, E III, Commercial Zone, Liberty Market, Gulberg III Lahore, Pakistan
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Busy day
... the end I scrubbed it with petrol and got some of the grime out. Really it needs soaking in petrol over night, in fact it needs replacing. It’s going to get me all the way there but Pakistan has really poured on the abuse. Even worse, Marcin’s was so slack it was coming away from the sprocket but he thought it was fine. Marcin is a good guy but deeply unsophisticated. Every question is answered with a grin and the words, "it’s fine, let’s ride ...
Lahore, the cultural city of Pakistan
... its winding alley-ways and colourful bazaar; every turn awakens the senses with different smells, sights and sounds. Thousands of people, horse carts, animals, cars, rickshaws, motorbikes all squeezing through the narrow alley's going about their daily lives. Gulberg is the upmarket residential area with a few 'proper’ restaurants and the large mall like liberty market.
The highlight however was a visit ...
Experiencing Lahore
... s house. Thee cheetah attacked one of the women in the house and then went into the kitchen. A little boy came and was succesfully able to lock the cheetah into the kitchen! Also, the trainer explained to us that all the other animals get fans in their cages besides the cheetahs, because when the cheetahs first came to their cage, they attcked the fans!!!
Afterwards, we went to see the lions and tigers but they ALL were ...
First Impressions
... 5 on one motorbike or bike! The father is driving the bike, with one of his kids in the front, his wife at the end, and two kids in between. How they manage this is beyong me but props to them for being environmentally friendly!
Going to my grandma's house was really nice, because it was the house my mother lived in. The second I came in, my grandpa gave me the grand tour around the house and showed me my mother's old belongings. He showed me the ...
Pakistani's are some of the friendliest people!
... and billboards, and "nicer" cars on the roads. English is also much less common here, and in a lot of ways it feels like China did for us 6 months ago - the language is hard, we have NO idea what is going on, and the local customs are much different than at home so we are trying hard not to be offensive. So far we are just in one of the most major cities, so I expect things to change a lot once we get to explore further.
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