On the Road from Murree to Islamabad

The road between Murree and Islamabad is a good tar-sealed road. 

One stretch of it, down the road from us and close to Lawerence College, an elite boarding school for boys, took two years to complete with labourers doing the initial digging and clearing. 

The large machinery was only brought in when the drains and road itself needed to be laid.  It was only completed last year and this particular stretch of re-constructed road cuts twenty minutes off the journey down to Islamabad.

The twists and turns are numerous and there are many hair-pin bends on it. 

It's quite a beautiful a drive ... I can say that now that I take the 'magic' tablet!

The mountain side is green, covered in pines and oaks, with creeks and streams running alongside.

On Saturday I went to Islamabad. 

It was only an overnight stay as the drivers from both houses had arranged their Eid holiday and were unavailable after Sunday evening. 

The driver from here took three of us down and the driver from Islamabad had me back up the hill in time for tea on Sunday.

The short video I have prepared shows you a little truck of animals being taken to slaughter; the open market where people were able to buy the animals they were sacrificing as part of their Eid celebration; and, on a happier note, a decorated truck ... a typical sight on the roads of Pakistan, and a road-side stall selling umbrellas and scarves (dupattas).

I included a picture of myself wearing a kameez, kindly given to me by the Sisters, with one of my own scarves. 

You'll notice that I've had a hair cut ... it's so short. 

If Tania, my hairdresser, had seen me in the salon chair ... I really thought I was going to be shorn before I said, "Enough!"

The good thing is that everybody here likes it and I won't have to have another cut till Christmas!!

I'll tell you about my sightseeing in Islamabad in my next post.

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