On Saturday, we took a trip to Harappa. Harappa is an Indus Valley civilization dating back to 1500-3500 BC. It's smaller but better preserved neighbor, Mohenjo Daro, is a World Heritage site. Mainly, it was a nice day to get out of Lahore and enjoy the green countryside.
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| Anastasia and Talula found some pink finally! (there was yellow everywhere for Talula in the fields, but Anastasia was having difficulty finding her favorite color) |
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| another shade of pink |
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| w/ Ms. Jess, my teaching and coaching partner at a sign pointing to other Indus civilization sites |
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| The girls in their Pakistan shalwar khames |
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| following the path that lead from cemetery to grain storage to wells, etc |
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| wells were double lined to keep water cooler |
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| thorn forests are common in this area- this tree has no leaves, but instead succulent sections with thorns on them |
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| Anthony, Jess, Anastasia, Randy and Ed (Christina, myself and Talula were taking the photos) |
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| Anastasia liked this graffiti |
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| a group of Pakistani boys checking out the ruins with the town of Harappa behind them |
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| wall separating the ruins from the rice paddies |
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| mosque and town of Harappa |
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| minaret of a rural mosque |
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| playing with pani (water) |
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| outside a tomb |
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| another view of the countryside |
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| heading to the last site |
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| following a kingfisher |
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| the grainary |
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| We enjoyed an ice cream cone on the way out, some more neatly than others |
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| under a banyon tree as we waited for lunch |
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| it was pretty massive |
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| Tired girls- waking early after a week of school and a Friday night birthday party |
