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City Life – The Gandhi Garden Trees

Green. Refreshingly Green. People come here to see animals. A worthy reason. But that should not be the end of it. Planned or not, there is plenty of greenery on display. Greenery seasoned by centuries of trouble. Come here on an idle winter day. Feel the wind whistling through the trees, spreading the fragrance of […]

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City Life – A Camel Ride

December Sunshine. Gentle Breeze. Karachi Sea. Popcorn. Sweet Corn. Horses. Polo. Sunset. Camels. Camel ride. Pick whatever makes you happy.

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Karachi Landmarks – The Beaumont Lawns

Delightful. A Worthy Tribute. Adorned with Age-Old Trees. Home to Ever Pooping Pigeons. The Beaumont Lawns in the heart of Gandhi Garden or Karachi Zoo is a good old conventional getaway. The Government Garden was one of the earliest gardens in Karachi. Later it became the Mahatma Gandhi Garden and finally it was turned into […]

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Karachi Landmarks – Behram Bagh

Ruined. Plundered for years. A landmark enduring monumental negligence. Jahangir Park is part of history being erased slowly and painfully. Old tour guides used to mark the place as a must go. Not anymore. The Jahangir Park was donated by Khan Bahadur Behramji Jehangirji Raj Kot Wale in 1883. A fountain was built in the […]

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City Landmarks – Aram Bagh

Tread carefully here. Tread carefully here for Ram and Sita walked here somewhere. For Ram and Sita slept here somewhere. For Ram and Sita prayed here somewhere. Tread carefully here even if you don’t believe the legend, for showing respect hurts nobody. Aram Bagh or Ram Bagh as it supposedly was known prior to partition […]

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