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

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Okay call it cheesy or what…but I have been to Shalaaamaar Gardens:snooty:
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 :D)
  • Aurangzeb ka Tomb
  • Badshahi Mosque
  • Sheesh Mehal
  • Lahore Railway Tation:D
  • Bhatti Gate
  • Melaa e Mowaishiyaaan:D…aka horse and cattle show(always one of me favorite thing in March.

And these are the ones I want to see:

  1. 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:cb:
  2. Food Street…:bummer: yes I know I know…I still haven’t been there:(…But does the DHA one count:D
  3. Basant in the inner city(if there is Basant left)
  4. I want to see Shadman mein Papu Saein Dhol Playing too:dhimpak:
  5. 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 …:tomato:

Now you guys add yours:faizy:

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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
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^^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?

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

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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 :stuck_out_tongue:
  • the railway station

and so many other places i can’t remember right now :hayaa:

places i wanna go:

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

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Wow you guys have seen a lot.!!!

I’ve been to Thokar Niaz Baig :hehe:

Yateem Khana Chowk :rotfl:

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 :hmmm:

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Khumar :) Jallo park!! :) I have some memories there!

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hiran minar is in sheikhupura !

I have visited all of the above places YAYYYY :Dhimpak:

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

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Now that we have names here…I fink I have been to most of them:D

And Khumi Jallo park..still alive:faizy:…I haven’t been there since centuries:D

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

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

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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.

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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

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the dancing girls of lahore is the history of cukoos

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I have been all the places you mentioned here..

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let’s go asky :hula:

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 =/

Aaj Kiss Baat Par Gussa Aaya ??????
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THE DANCING GIRLS OF LAHORE IS A BOOK LIKE AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY ON THE FOUNDER OF CUCOOS READ IT 4 THE HISTORY OF THE RESTUARNT

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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.

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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

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