Bored in KDA

[amelie]

k, I'm visting the inlaw 'rents in karachi and they will be gone during the day time for the next 3 days...

is there anyone who can tell me what can i do other than watch satelitte tv that doe NOT involve driving and is easy to get to from kda area? parks, window shopping, i don't know what else...

[Khanzada]

If you are in KDA Scheme 1, you can go to Gillato Affair for an icecream (if you walk towards Stadium...you will hit Gellato Affair immediately after where there is a slope-end on the road ). There are also a couple of boutiques and beauty saloons and a couple of eateries out there. then there is NADRA's office as well, but you would rather not go there.

The by-road up to Stadium is beautiful as it is a walk in the evenings would be real good

[amelie]

Originally posted by Khanzada:
If you are in KDA Scheme 1, you can go to Gillato Affair for an icecream (if you walk towards Stadium...you will hit Gellato Affair immediately after where there is a slope-end on the road ). There are also a couple of boutiques and beauty saloons and a couple of eateries out there. then there is NADRA's office as well, but you would rather not go there.

The by-road up to Stadium is beautiful as it is a walk in the evenings would be real good

Khanzada!
Ues, i am in scheme one. Thanks for the advice, that sounds excellent.

[Mr Fraudia]

KDA my old haunts, ... walk over to national coaching center for all kinds of sports, squash, badminton, table tennis.

If you can hail a cab, you can go to bahadurabad and tariq road area which is just minutes away and you can do tons of window shopping.

suburbs are not the best place in pretty much any city to be able to go to snazzy cafe's, packed bistros and great shopping. There are things around you but they are not walking distance.

on karsaz base there was a naval museum, then right down the street u have PAF faisal base and air war college with museum there too.

actually if u can walk to national coaching center, just 5 mins walk from there is Hassan square area, tons of shops there as well.

[Qrius]

if you go on that road that connects to gulshan e iqbal..you can find lots of restaurants around..including usmania..pizza hut..silver spoon..that sajji place and i think there is a bookstore around too..

As Mr. Fraudia suggested..you should visit the navy museum on karsaz road..you can have an evening walk in their park..and if you want you can do the boating in that small pond.

and if you want..you can always take a cab or rickshaw to malls and markets..

Good luck :-)

[amelie]

Thanks guys for all the advice! I will try and check out as much as I can today and tomorrow.

Originally posted by Qrius:
and if you want..you can always take a cab or rickshaw to malls and markets..

Good luck :-)

Would have loved to do that but my in-laws don't feel comfortable havng me us a rickshaw/cab by myself here.

[amelie]

Hey all!
Thanks so much for the advice. I just walked to the gelato affair corner and back, easy 10 minute walk though the gelato place is closed will head back later in the afternoon.

[Mindless]

Well if you like snooker then there is a "Club De 91" in the KDA scheme 1 area...I hope you know the location of Royal and Gaylord appartments. Well actually gellato affair se walking distance per hai

[Mr Fraudia]

amelie,

okay to make the most of your time here, contact one of those services that send you a a chauffer in uniform and an airconditioned car. it was around 25-30/day if you sign up for a week, its a small price for makign the most of your time there. This should also ease the in-laws concerns about taking a taxi or rikshaw somewhere.

the other road qrius was talkign about is if i recall correctly university road. when you walk down towards national stadium, keep going and at hassan square take a right that entire stretch is full of restaurants, shops etc.

P.S. dont go left at hassan square or you will wind up in sabzi mandi
P.S. sequel: dont go straight after hassan square or you will eventually wind up in lalu khet

[amelie]

Originally posted by Fraudz:

the other road qrius was talkign about is if i recall correctly university road. when you walk down towards national stadium, keep going and at hassan square take a right that entire stretch is full of restaurants, shops etc.

P.S. dont go left at hassan square or you will wind up in sabzi mandi
P.S. sequel: dont go straight after hassan square or you will eventually wind up in lalu khet

thanks fraudia,

ok, i don't know road names, so all i know right now is the roundabout where amir adnan/aijazz boutiques are and the other corner where gelato affair. Could you give me directions from any of these place? THanks!

[sky]

To get to university road, make a left on karsaz (from gelato affair).
When the road ends, there is a traffic light to make a right, or a ramp to go left. You would want to go left.
Then make a right at the first traffic light.
Go about 1 mile. There will be a busy intersection (hassan square). Make a right onto University Road. The shops and restaurants will be on the left.
Evenings is the best time to go there.

[Mr Fraudia]

damn i have not been there is a long time, there is a ramp to go left? i recall traffic light to go right and left..next you will tell me that ponderosa is closed (not that i ever really liked it)

[Qrius]

amelie, usually when people come to visit me and as soon as they ask me..have you been to any places yet..i tell them no..and i ask them if they can come with me to the bazar..or i become friends with neighbour and go with them..

Mr. Fraudia..yes, ponderosa is closed..and sabzi mandi moved.

[Mr Fraudia]

haen...where do ppl get their sabzi from now? bakra peerhi?

[Bandoostaa]

last I heard, they relocated sabzi mandi to somewhere near Super Highway.

Missing Bahadurabad Chowrangi