National Monument at night

We went back to The National Monument. I wanted to see it at night and also to visit the neighbouring Lok Virsa Heritage Museum. Unfortunately the museum was closed when we arrived, but I enjoyed seeing the monument again.

Stuck on the Big Wheel

We went to the Nawaz Sharif park in Rawalpindi (Islamabad's
neighbouring city). It was rubbish.

There were no good rides and to top it off, the ride-operator on the
Big Wheel forgot about us. We were stuck at the top for around 20
minutes.

Play Land

I took one of my friends children to Play Land, which is also known as
the Japanese Park (I have no idea why).

Dinner at Chinese Dragon

Shakeel and I had dinner with our good friend Yaruq (true fact: his mother is a well known and renowned poet in Pakistan, this may possibly be why her sons have rhyming names) at the Chinese
Dragon, which is located in the Blue Area of Islamabad.

There was not a china-man in sight, but the food and atmosphere were to a very high standard - even better than Camp Freddy Chong's back in Southampton!

Faisal Mosque

I have visited here before during the day, but I have never been here at night. I was a little disappointed that the building was not lit up as much as it is on national holidays, but the architecture and size were very impressive.








My apologies for spoiling the view in the last picture.

Shakar Parian

We had a relaxing stroll through the Shakar Parian gardens after seeing the National Monument. The gardens are about 5 minutes from the main Monument (which is located in the Shakar Parian Hills) and are a great picnic spot.

Rumbled!

As we were leaving, we came across some of my brother-in-law's college-fellows (one year his juniors). It turns out that they come here when they decide to bunk classes!