Life with cats, and other things…
Badshahi Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan Tim and I made good our escape from Peshawar, thanks to PIA who carried us "In-shallah" to Lahore, the capital of Pakistan. Where we were delighted once more to be accomodated by The Pearl Continental. We rode by taxi along well-swept roads and tree-lined avenues. Everything was spick and span; even … Continue reading Lahore, November 1985
Having nothing helpful to contribute in wisdom or recommendations concerning the current state of affairs, I have temporarily taken refuge in the past. Having had more than enough of the "Raj Bazaar" in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tim, my travel buddy, and I decided to leave a day sooner than planned, to our next destination which was … Continue reading Long walk
Long-haul trucks and buses were garishly decorated. "One day in Rawalpindi was really enough", I said in a letter to my parents in Nov, 1985. To be correct, I should have called it Islamabad, which it had already been changed to, but I like the old name. A friend of mine was born there and … Continue reading Rawalpindi, November 1985