by Calvin Sun | Jan 7, 2014 | Bahrain, Blitzkrieg!!!, Walking Tours, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
The Al-Fateh Grand Mosque just got served Our flight back to NYC from Lahore required a daylong layover in the Kingdom of Bahrain, of which we fully took advantage. It’s a country most recently famous for being the nearby (and relatively more...
by Calvin Sun | Jan 6, 2014 | Epiphanies on the Road, Mythbusters, Pakistan, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
Jehangir’s Tomb…and my jeans…just got served Today was the day we needed to see all the major sites of Lahore other than the Badshahi Mosque. Beginning with a relatively early morning at 11am, we set off for the massive city-sized Lahore Fort: The...
by Calvin Sun | Jan 5, 2014 | Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Pakistan, Serendipitous!, The Nightlife, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
Part of being in Pakistan during December is that you’ll make it in time for good weather, good food, and the annual wedding season; stay here long enough and you’re bound to get invited to one without any prior notice. This is what happened to me today...
by Calvin Sun | Jan 4, 2014 | How Did You Do That?, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Pakistan, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
The 3rd and final part of the wedding is the Walima, where the groom’s family hosts the bride’s family on their turf (their home, their city, their neighborhood, another venue, etc.), and everyone has one last dinner together. We started our first full day...
by Calvin Sun | Jan 3, 2014 | Fit for Foodies, Pakistan, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
After arriving in by train from Lahore, we settled in at a really nice place thanks to Mariam’s family: We then got a driver and tried to hit the ground running: We passed by the house of the Bhutto family (the family of Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated in...
by Calvin Sun | Jan 3, 2014 | Pakistan, Public Transportation, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
The next morning we got ready for a 3pm train leaving from Lahore to Karachi. The whole journey took about 20 hours. Our 3pm train — The Pak Business Express — is owned by a private company instead of the government, so we were able to get...
by Calvin Sun | Jan 1, 2014 | Pakistan, The Nightlife, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
The proper way to celebrate New Year’s in Lahore After the Baraat yesterday, we went out for late night milkshakes at The Good Shake (which I really recommend!) before watching Insidious 2 at home: Classin’ it up at The Good Shake We then...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 31, 2013 | Fit for Foodies, Pakistan, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
After returning from Badshahi Mosque, the ladies got their henna done back at the bride’s house: Rice-stuffed chicken from Saji’s! (the equivalent of the "Chicken and Rice" Halal cart in NYC) We go for some late night ice cream afterwards...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 30, 2013 | Fit for Foodies, Pakistan, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
The Badshahi Mosque just got served The morning after the Mehndi, we enjoy a day off. Breakfast of champions After 2 breakfasts, Mariam’s cousins and friends took us on a trip for the Badshahi Mosque: Due to a glut of protests in the old...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 29, 2013 | Lessons Learned, Pakistan, The Nightlife, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
I was lucky to arrive in time to not only attend the Mehndi (the pre-wedding ceremony and dance competition — and where the bride gets her henna done), but to also perform in it at the last-minute. Leaving the bride’s house Heading towards a huge tent...
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