Pakistan, a medium sized country that has a huge population of over 170 million is beautiful. From its mud roads after a huge storm to the beautiful scenery found in Pakistan’s capital city, Islamabad, Pakistan is a sight to behold. At first, when you get there you would usually see muddy roads and feel extremely hot if you come in late spring to early summer. But if you explore, you would see that Pakistan is a beautiful country, with Murree up in the mountains and even above the clouds being cooler than the other parts of Pakistan and Islamabad with all the greenery and marketplaces where people can buy to their heart’s content. Pakistan’s currency is Rupees and everything must be paid for in rupees but products are usually cheaper than here in Canada.
The food in Pakistan is usually spicy and usually involves having a type of bread called naan with your dinner. Pakistanis usually have lots of beef with their dinner which is why they have the naan. For breakfast, you would likely have white rice with milk dish called kheer which Pakistanis love. I didn’t like the rice kheer so I usually ate cereal which my cousins bought for me from the superstore near their home. Throughout the day since I couldn’t stand the spice of the food, I would eat oranges with salt and apples which is possible because vegetables and fruits are fresh but I highly recommend you don’t drink water because you can get very sick. I recommend that you like spicy food or can stand eating it but if you cannot, there are other restaurants like KFC which is what I ate mostly for dinner.
Transportation and traffic are very likely because you can buy cars in Pakistan like Hyundai and Honda with rupees. If you don’t want to buy a car, you can always rent a car for the time that you are in Pakistan for and there are a ton of taxis that always come to you asking if you want a ride and rides are usually a few dollars or about 100 rupees. Be very careful if you manage to get a motorcycle because the traffic in cities like Rawalpindi is horrible and the only advantage of using a motorcycle is the fact that you can weave between cars that waiting to move. My family had a motorcycle which I rode on and it was very fun being able to weave around cars.
There is not a huge variety of sports found in Pakistan but there is one sport in particular called cricket that you will see lots of kids and even adults playing in the streets or fields. Cricket is the game of Pakistan just like hockey is Canada’s game. In addition, you might see the occasional field hockey player because Pakistan used to rule field hockey but recently, they have not been doing so good.
Weather in Pakistan is hot all throughout the year though summer is when it is hottest. Temperatures can hit around mid 40s when its summertime but always expect rain and thunderstorms and since it is so hot, don’t be surprised if you see people dancing in the rain enjoying it. I tried it when I was there and it was fun getting wet and feeling cooler after boiling from the hot weather.
The capital city Islamabad is in my own opinion awesome because there are rows of stores in a marketplace which has everything from jewellery to food like burgers and hot dogs all halal of course. It has beautiful trees and has a business part which has buildings that a business sector would have. It has a small zoo in which there are a number of animals like monkeys and peacocks as well as a museum which I went to and found fascinating. There is also a mosque you can go to called the Fai’sal Mosque which is huge and beautiful with walkways and flowers all over.
Animals are the last component of Pakistan because in the streets, you will see lots of stray cats and monkeys. My family found a stray cat and took it home and I would play with it every time I went to their house and it would charge at me to try to scratch me but I would dodge. I also met a stray cat at a marketplace in Islamabad which looked burnt so we gave it milk or at least tried to but the cat didn’t want the milk.
Overall, Pakistan has amazing scenery, tourist attractions and very hot weather in the summer but I have had lots of awesome experiences here. I recommend that the reader comes to Pakistan but only if the bombings stop.
