Places To Visit And Things To Do In Islamabad by dailynews

Islamabad has few traditional 'sights', but some include: Faisal Masjid, Islamabad's most recognizable landmark, a very large mosque gifted by King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. Beautiful in the day or night, definitely worth the short taxi ride. Dress and act respectfully, this is much more a place of serious worship than a tourist site. Blue Area, Islamabad Financial center. Constitution Avenue Daman-e-Koh, a lookout point in the hills above E-6 with great views of the city on a clear day/night. There is a restaurant and snack stall, and plenty of locals there to relax. Also see Zoo, Japanese park Margalla Hills. Take a nice nature walk in the hills surrounding Islamabad. Lok Virsa museum, recently renovated, a delight. Pakistan museum of Natural history National monument Attend open-air theater or just sit by the Lotus lake or Rawal Lake and relax. Shakarparian is another wonderful place. Consist of beautiful hilly area for a nice evening walk in a green natural atmosphere. Best visited during day light hours as this place is considerably remote at night. Rose & Jasmine Garden is located near Islamabad sports complex & Jinnah Stadium. South of Shahrah-e-Kashmir road and east of Islamabad Hightway. Not too far from Rawal Lake. Fatima Jinnah park & Chattar bagh Buy Islamabad is divided into sectors, each sector having its own central shopping area (or Markaz) where all local amenities are located. Some of the more popular Markaz are the F6 markaz (aka Supermarket) F7 markaz (aka Jinnah Market), F8 markaz (aka Ayub market) and so on. Each markaz has its own peculiarities and each one is worth visiting individually. However most things are catered for in each markaz i.e. clothing, shoes, fast food etc. There’s always a real buzz in the evenings when all the shoppers come out, particularly in the run up to Eid. Foreign Currency Exchange is easily availabe from F-6 Blue Area where there are 100's of money changer privately owned shops. It is advised to check the rate with a few of them before going ahead with it. Taxila, World's oldest University. China town

Places To Visit And Things To Do In Islamabad by dailynews