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Saturday, August 10, 2024

Vacations in United Kingdom

 

Travels to Hamburg-West Germany 1969 and Tokyo-Japan 1973 were neither pleasure trips nor were at my own, so I planned a first ever pleasure trip as per my will to United Kingdom. I had just a travel suitcase and some travelers’ cheques from currency dealer in Karachi while entry visa to any country was not a big deal those days. I had UK entry visa, a suitcase and some coins of UK currency to make a phone call from any public booth as mobile phones were not invented yet.

 

(In Manchester 1973. Photo by Yashica Electro-35)

Enjoyed 1.5 hours bus drive from Heathrow to Piccadilly Circus (Station) and after an hour rest called my cousin to get her residential address. Took a train from Piccadilly Circus (Station) to Manchester Piccadilly Station, enjoyed my most favorite site seeing trip of about 4.40 hours, searched cousin’s residence at my own utilizing public telephone booth several times and arrived safely over without much trouble. Stayed for about two weeks till another cousin brother came over to pick me up for his residence in central London. Enjoyed another company of his friends for a week and flew back to Karachi to reperform my duties.


 

 



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