-Places You have visited in Lahore and those that you Would LIKE to visit one day??

Ask99 · Apr 18th, 2009, 08:12 PM

Okay call it cheesy or what...but I have been to Shalaaamaar Gardens

Our Abu insisted that we see all of the historic places early on...and Now I see the wisdom in it

So here are the places I have seen

Minare Pakistan
Lahore Fort(Infinite school trips )
Aurangzeb ka Tomb
Badshahi Mosque
Sheesh Mehal
Lahore Railway Tation
Bhatti Gate
Melaa e Mowaishiyaaan...aka horse and cattle show(always one of me favorite thing in March.

And these are the ones I want to see:

1 Is that Noor Jahan Ka maqbaara(or was it Anarkali...the one where you have to cross River Ravi by boat to get to...My ami has always been afraid to let us do that
Food Street... yes I know I know....I still haven't been there...But does the DHA one count
Basant in the inner city(if there is Basant left)
I want to see Shadman mein Papu Saein Dhol Playing too
Oh yes one more thing I waaant to see a PAKISTANI Club too...I want to see how desis danance in bakistani clubs....tobah tobah ...

Now you guys add yours

Umer · Apr 19th, 2009, 10:15 AM

I've been to Minar-e-Pakistan as a 3-year-old. Would love to go there again some day.

It has also been quite some time since I last visited Lahore Fort and Badshahi Mosque.

The places I've visited in the last few years are:

- Food Street
- Anarkali
- Gulberg Main Market
- Defence Shopping area
- M. M. Alam Road (which is kind of a "westernized" food street)
- Liberty Market
- Ichchra
- Lahore Railway Station (travelled by train from/to Lahore a couple of times)
- Fortress Stadium

Still on my ToDo list:

- Basant in Lahore
- Wagah Border (I'd love to see that change of guard ceremony live)
- Lahore Museum
- A re-visit of the historic places in Lahore, some of which I've seen during my Pk trips as a child

Ask99 · Apr 19th, 2009, 12:22 PM

^^Oh That reminds me of all those places too. I have been to Wagah Border ...way before it became like this big big thing
Lahore Museum I have visited too...I was forgeting the name That Rani tophe in front.Haven't been there since elementary school...would like to goagain
I think I want to revisit all of the places again esp Anarkali

For Icharaa...did you have the fried fish there?

Umer · Apr 20th, 2009, 03:36 AM

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For Icharaa...did you have the fried fish there?

Not right there. We had him pack it and ate it at my in-laws home.

Khumar · Apr 20th, 2009, 03:06 PM

Jallo park!! how come no one's mentioned tht and the awesome awesome crocodiles in it. but i think they died =(

other places:

lahore zoo
race course park, which includes the back of the park and the paddle boats
allama iqbal park (i think that's what it is called)
jinnah park
i've done basant like everywhere in lahore
MM alam road...went to school there before it got taken over by restaurants
ichhra
anarkali bazaar
sabzi mandi
shalimaar baagh
lahore qilla
minto park and minar-e-pakistan
various other markets like khalid market, link road, main market and mini market.
cuccoo's den restaurant
liberty market for it's gol gappay
landa bazaar
the railway station

and so many other places i can't remember right now

places i wanna go:

lahore museum
daak khana
badshahi masjid
iqbal's tomb
anarkali's tomb
hiran baagh/mizar sometihng like that =/

Shak killS · Apr 20th, 2009, 05:58 PM

Places I have been to

Parks

Gulshan e Iqbal
Race Course Park
Shalimar Garden
Jinnah Garden/Lawrance Garden
Jallo Park

Historic Places

Badshahi Masjid
Shahi Qila
Jehangir's Tomb
Noor Jehan Tomb
Kamran's Baradari
Qutub Din Aibak Mazar
Minar-e- Pakistan
Anarkali Bazar
Allama Iqbal Tomb
Lahore GPO
Data Darbar
Lahore Railway Station

Eating and Hangout Places

MM Alam with all its eating places
Cuccoo's den restaurant
Food Street
Qaddafi Stadium
Fortress Stadium
Mini Market
Liberty Market
Chaman Icecream/Panorama Centre

Places I wish to see:

Masjid Wazir Khan

teggy · Apr 20th, 2009, 09:03 PM

Wow you guys have seen a lot.!!!

I've been to Thokar Niaz Baig

Yateem Khana Chowk

Cho-Burjee

Lakshmi Chowk (alot of theatres for movies/stage dramas there, plus the food is amazing too)

Minar-e-Pakistan

Bashahi Mosque

Lahore Museum (some amazing stuff there, really liked it)

Sozo Water Park

Fortress Stadium

Anarkali

Hall Road (definitely the best stop for electronics)

And that's about all the names i can remember right now

njgal · Apr 21st, 2009, 02:09 PM

Khumar

Jallo park!!

I have some memories there!

prototype · Apr 21st, 2009, 04:25 PM

hiran minar is in sheikhupura !

I have visited all of the above places YAYYYY

himpak:

how about shahalmi? and a tour at circular road on a taanga/horse cart seeing all the 12 gates of walled city ?

Ask99 · Apr 24th, 2009, 02:55 AM

Now that we have names here...I fink I have been to most of them

And Khumi Jallo park..still alive

...I haven't been there since centuries

What about Lahore Zoo guys...anybody mentioned it? Anyone remember there used to be or still is Rani Hathi

Amour · Apr 24th, 2009, 06:26 AM

^ I think the rani died many years ago, i guess they would have replacement

FairyTale · Apr 26th, 2009, 08:40 AM

Hey anyone of you heard about Cooco's Den ??? Its some where near Baadshahi mosque and Lahore Fort. I have heard its a MUST go, MUST see place. It is a restaurant btw and what I have heard is that Cooco was a Twaaif of Heera Mandi and this restaurant is made by her son who was studying in US. Cooco has some very sad life story (zulam ki daastan) which I do know. Please share if anyone here knows.

FairyTale · Apr 26th, 2009, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Ask99

Now that we have names here...I fink I have been to most of them

And Khumi Jallo park..still alive

...I haven't been there since centuries

What about Lahore Zoo guys...anybody mentioned it? Anyone remember there used to be or still is Rani Hathi

Oh Ask , dont ask, Jalo is a totally yuck place now. Its no more for families but only a famous DATING place i.e. HIGH and ADVANCED degree dating.... :-X

shabo · Apr 26th, 2009, 10:09 AM

the dancing girls of lahore is the history of cukoos

whitemountains · Apr 26th, 2009, 12:43 PM

I have been all the places you mentioned here..

Khumar · Apr 26th, 2009, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Ask99

Now that we have names here...I fink I have been to most of them

And Khumi Jallo park..still alive

...I haven't been there since centuries

What about Lahore Zoo guys...anybody mentioned it? Anyone remember there used to be or still is Rani Hathi

let's go asky

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Originally Posted by FairyTale80

Hey anyone of you heard about Cooco's Den ??? Its some where near Baadshahi mosque and Lahore Fort. I have heard its a MUST go, MUST see place. It is a restaurant btw and what I have heard is that Cooco was a Twaaif of Heera Mandi and this restaurant is made by her son who was studying in US. Cooco has some very sad life story (zulam ki daastan) which I do know. Please share if anyone here knows.

i did. the food there is amazing! and the view is spectacular. it's actually founded by the brother of one of the prostitutes or something, and he's an artist. he draws the women as they are, and there isn't any glamor associated to his paintings. he even posts their stories with their paintings, highlighting the horrible life they have to lead. don't know the whole story, but some foreign newspaper did a whole story on it. a very wonderful place to visit, aesthetically.

vhttp://www.thesaturdaypost.com/spotlight_28_cuckoosden.html

wish i could find the link to the article =/

shabo · Apr 28th, 2009, 09:52 AM

THE DANCING GIRLS OF LAHORE IS A BOOK LIKE AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY ON THE FOUNDER OF CUCOOS READ IT 4 THE HISTORY OF THE RESTUARNT

Khumar · Apr 28th, 2009, 10:57 AM

shabo have you read the book? the book isn't about the founder of cuckoo's den. it's written by a woman who's researched the heera mandi and it's going ons.

shabo · Apr 28th, 2009, 02:49 PM

ok during her research about heera mandi u r also told about the artists home that she stayed at and we lot go 2 have a meal at and yes i have read it

FairyTale · Apr 28th, 2009, 03:12 PM

I feel the book must be very interesting. Is it available in market ?