Moon at Lok Virsa

Moon never sits idle, keeps moving, doing or breaking something every where anywhere. So we had a visit to Lok Virsa which is an attractive place for tourists. There are different activities on special occasion. All these moves around children who always are excited to be there. Of course, besides other, Moon makes the August 14, more colourful and enjoyable for us.

Moon at Lake View Park::

For the last two weeks Moon is without a big activity to some recreational place. Actually things have been busy around here due to my appointment in the field of education. So this Sunday, it was planned to have some good time at Lake View Park, some 15 minutes drive away city and situated at road leading to Murree. Moon as usual was excited especially in presence of his elder sister Neha Batool. We packed up early in the morning and jumped in our conveyance and headed upto Lake View. Weather was pleasant due to overnight monsoon rain. On Sunday people woke up late, but today there are influx of general public enjoying view of Rawal Lake and cloudy weather. Moon was out of control there and demanding each and every thing. We had our lunch there. At lake side there was boating, fishing and some birds. But the worst thing which I must deplore is water pollution. There was plastic bottles, shows and other garbage inside the lake which gives very bad look. It is matter of concern that Islamabad Capital Territory made huge investment on this Park and left the water pollution at large which hazardous for Birds of Islamabad specially for environmental point of view. We enjoying at Lake view but at the same time it compels me to have some words about the menace of this ever increasing pollution at the Lake.

Neha joins his brother Moon again:

Well! Neha has come. Moon went to Airport with his dad. Airport is a different place but here in Pakistan Internatinal Airport, now "Benazir Bhutto International Airport". Here general public or visitors who come see off their dear ones are only allowed after paying Rs.20/- as entrance fee. Logic behind this its aim to discourage number of people from visiting Airport. Anyhow, Moon were excited with other children who also come with their parents. Skardu flight timings shown as 1220 hrs here in Islamabad while actually flight takes off from Skardu was 1220 hrs. At 1220, the ticker changed new timing of arrival of Boeing 737 aircraft was 1310 hrs. Moon takes some juices etc. Now he is feels happy and satisfied.

We left for home and gets a taxi and paid Rs.150/- to him. It is rates outside airport. If takes a taxi inside airport you will have to pay Rs.250/- plus. It is unique thing. There is no system to control fare of taxi they look passengers, catch them and demand so on.