Monday 2 May 2011

11. April 2011

Again, a few pictures inside our house in Karachi



Me, getting ready to go out for the day









another view of the buses


a sideview of a beautifully decorated lorry







a visit to a relative's house, and in between the tower blocks the children were playing cricket - everywhere we went children and adults alike actually played cricket





Inside aunty's house - here the more traditional seating arrangements

Ruby and Imran

with Nadeem Mamu


everywhere we went, tea and biscuits were offered







outside the flats, getting ready to go to the seaside



the advertising boards were just massive, but there are hardly any roadsigns - I got no idea who people find their way around

I must have found the one of 10 or so signs in Karachi!


Again, a game of cricket right in the middle of a road
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Now I've never seen that before, and I think it's a great idea - a countdown on the traffic light


Here are some newly built towerblocks in Clifton, a posh part of town. I was told probably not many ordinary Pakistani's could afford to buy a flat here.
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Here is part of the beach - there was a big drop, and people were fishing.






Nafees



Ruby, Tooba, Cheeza

Imran, Ruby, me (I think I might have mentioned before that Imran does not like to have his picture taken!)

Group picture

Ruby and Imran went for a ride on a camel. Unfortunately, by this time it was dark and the pictures did not come out nicely.










Going into McDonalds - through the metal detector and bag search


Inside, it looks just like any other MCdonalds anywhere in the world




Flower deco on my han
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And another dinner party