A Visit to a Big City
English Essay on "A Visit to a Big City"
Last winter we, a group of ten students, went to Karachi. Our college had arranged this tour. Our Professor, Mr. Naeem Hassan, was in charge of the party. All of us had looked forward to this tour. We had not seen Karachi, but had heard from people that it was a wonderful city. In particular we were very eager to see the ocean.
It was the 25th December when we left Lahore by train. The journey was long. The winter was more severe than usual. But we were happy, and the long, slow journey did not dampen our high spirits. Next day we reached Karachi late in the afternoon. We went straight to the Boy Scouts Hostel on the New Queens Road where we had arranged to stay. On our way to the hostel we had our first view of Karachi. educationsight.blogspot.comThe very first thing we noticed was that the roads were very wide. The traffic was much greater than that we had seen in Lahore. The number of cars we saw, on the roads indicated the prosperity of the city. The buildings were really palatial. On reaching the Hostel we felt tired. We decided to spend the evening quietly in our rooms.
Next day, early in the morning, we began our tour of the city. First of all we went to the mazar of our beloved leader, Quaid-e-Azam to pay our homage. After offering fateha we went to the house where Quaid-e-Azam was born. It was an old three-storeyed building. The room where our leader was born Was on the first floor. Some of the furniture and clothes of Quaid-e-Azam were on show in the room.
After this we went to Clifton Beach, the most popular picnic resort in Karachi. There we saw the ea for the first time. A great expanse of water was before us. It stretched as far as the eye could see. We stripped” and went into the sea for a swim. Our Professor was all the time telling us not to go very far, After’ the swim, we had tea in the Beach restaurant. It was now time for lunch. So we returned to the city. After taking our lunch, we felt rather tired and decided o rest for a couple of hours. In the evening we went out and roamed in the bazars till late in the night. Karachi is a big city. The bazars and roads were full of people. Everyone seemed to be ma hurry. The bicz hotels of Karachi were splendid buildings. They were richly decorated and very brightly lit, filled with the sound of music and laughter.
Next day we visited Karachi port and Ma flora Island. The naval authorities very kindly allowed us to visit the PNS ‘Jhelum’. The officers and men of the ship were very courteous. They showed us all over the ship and explained everything we wanted to know. In the evening, we went to Drigh Road airport.
The first item on our programme for the next day was a visit to the State Bank. It was a magnificent building, eleven storey’s high. We were very much impressed by its roof garden and tastefully decorated conference hail and library. The, rest of the day was spent in visiting the National Museum and the Karachi Zoo. It was our last day in Karachi.
It was the 25th December when we left Lahore by train. The journey was long. The winter was more severe than usual. But we were happy, and the long, slow journey did not dampen our high spirits. Next day we reached Karachi late in the afternoon. We went straight to the Boy Scouts Hostel on the New Queens Road where we had arranged to stay. On our way to the hostel we had our first view of Karachi. educationsight.blogspot.comThe very first thing we noticed was that the roads were very wide. The traffic was much greater than that we had seen in Lahore. The number of cars we saw, on the roads indicated the prosperity of the city. The buildings were really palatial. On reaching the Hostel we felt tired. We decided to spend the evening quietly in our rooms.
Next day, early in the morning, we began our tour of the city. First of all we went to the mazar of our beloved leader, Quaid-e-Azam to pay our homage. After offering fateha we went to the house where Quaid-e-Azam was born. It was an old three-storeyed building. The room where our leader was born Was on the first floor. Some of the furniture and clothes of Quaid-e-Azam were on show in the room.
After this we went to Clifton Beach, the most popular picnic resort in Karachi. There we saw the ea for the first time. A great expanse of water was before us. It stretched as far as the eye could see. We stripped” and went into the sea for a swim. Our Professor was all the time telling us not to go very far, After’ the swim, we had tea in the Beach restaurant. It was now time for lunch. So we returned to the city. After taking our lunch, we felt rather tired and decided o rest for a couple of hours. In the evening we went out and roamed in the bazars till late in the night. Karachi is a big city. The bazars and roads were full of people. Everyone seemed to be ma hurry. The bicz hotels of Karachi were splendid buildings. They were richly decorated and very brightly lit, filled with the sound of music and laughter.
Next day we visited Karachi port and Ma flora Island. The naval authorities very kindly allowed us to visit the PNS ‘Jhelum’. The officers and men of the ship were very courteous. They showed us all over the ship and explained everything we wanted to know. In the evening, we went to Drigh Road airport.
The first item on our programme for the next day was a visit to the State Bank. It was a magnificent building, eleven storey’s high. We were very much impressed by its roof garden and tastefully decorated conference hail and library. The, rest of the day was spent in visiting the National Museum and the Karachi Zoo. It was our last day in Karachi.
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