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Travel Journal in Pakistan ... (1,914 km / 27 November 08 - 07 January 09)
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| The 25th of December in Pakistan
does not come with Christmas trees in the
streets and icy chocolate bûches de Noël for desert, no, It’s then my first Christmas in a long time where I am given the opportunity to escape the consumerist frenzy which usually goes together with the event, and somehow, it’s quite a relief. It has reached such a tantamount level lately, even in So there are no Christmas celebrations in Pakistan, but the 25th of December is still a very important day, it’s the birthday of Mohammed Ali Jinnah (picture on the left), the founder of Pakistan at the time of the partition from India (1947). Jinnah, brilliant and committed to his country, died only 13 months later. This tragic event left the country without a real leader, and with so much to do : creating a state from scratch. It is commonly agreed Pakistan never really recovered from this loss. |
| I liked | I did not like |
| people | autorickshaws and their white irritating smoke in Lahore |
| the cultural heritage of Lahore | dust and mud on the road |
| bazaars | eating with the fingers of the right hand (I am lefty !) |
| little donkeys pulling huge carts | the limited freedom of women |
| camels | all the weapons in the streets |
| Balochistan arid mountains | the necessity to be escorted by the police in several parts of the country |
| extravagant truck art | hotels who refuse to host foreigners ... |
| sweet milk tea | . |
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