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Folk festival give such a nice glimpse of overall Pakistan's traditional and cultural heritage, visitors do enjoy the handicrafts. Pavillion of all provinces including Gilgit baltistan, Hunza and Azad Jammu Kashmir are presenting in a vibrant way, where the local craftsmen put their handicrafts on display. You can find the part 1 of festival by clicking here.  Artisan from all provinces, who are considered expert in their individual handicrafts showcased their work here in one place.  Lok mela usually attracts a large no. of visitors on sunday as majority of people join such leisure activities on weekends. No doubt it's popular in capital city but due to covid 19 it wasn't much crowded. Timings are flexible from (am till 10 pm. So people may visit according to their convenience without making any crowd.

Annually this 10 days long festival is held in Islamabad by "National Institute of folk and traditional heritage", (Lok Virsa) at Shakarparian. It's a kind of  folk festival that's truly depicting the colourful picture of Pakistan's heritage, art and crafts along with folk music and traditional cuisine. Here i shared about the event in two parts. Second half can be clicked here Visitors welcome this festival every year but this year it's kind of unusual due to pandemic. This year despite of current ongoing second spell of covid 19, still it's management offered the festivities of folk festival from 6th to 15th of november with strictly following SOP's and at the same time they made it possible to promote local traditional items at very reasonable prices. We should definitely appreciate their efforts to manage all and giving people a safe opportunity to enjoy cultural entertainment.     Multani blue Tiles designs on ceramics  Last but not the least my ...

Madinat Jumeirah is among one of the most luxurious resorts in dubai comprises of luxury hotels, restaurants and a souk with traditional Arabic aura. It looks like a truly mini Arabian city. How ever it is a mix of an old and modern touch because you may find many modern day cafes and restaurants here with a traditional canal where you can see an Abra ( traditional Arab name of a ferry) floating peacefully . It reminds me of Singapore visit "Marina Bay Sand Mall" where inside the mall water canal feature was made. You can check here my link 👉 " "Singapore Iconic Marin bay Sand complex" Coming back to my post, so as i entered into souk Madinat Jumeirah i found myself in an ancient market place with traditional middle eastern style and ambiance. I could hear the birds chirping in background. Most probably there were nested birds in the wooden architecture. No doubt there are more such souks too but i personally got fascinated with this souk because of its t...

There is not so much to do in Abu Dhabi in comparison to Dubai but it's more greener and peaceful as the capital city of UAE and mostly suited to the residential and king palace.  Al Ain is further situated about 2 and half hour drive away from Abu Dhabi is bit more greener and with beautiful views. But the liveliness and warmth that can be felt in Dubai can't be found in Abu Dhabi. So I must suggests for travelers and tourist to visit Dubai first then Abu Dhabi. Here don't miss the famous dates markets where you can get very tasty dates chocolates. Etihad towers UAE heritage village Old times chandelier 🙋‍♀️🌴🇦🇪 Inside Sheikh Zayed grand mosque Sheikh Zayed grand mosque