Karachi Mar 14

We have been here a few days staying with family, Everybody here wants us to eat - and eat - and eat - 4 meals a day - and dinner usually at 9-10pm. We are not used to this regime. The kids and I have taken some tours of the Karachi, visting some muesems, mosques, tombs and the waterfront. Aisha and her mother have been doing the tea circuit visting cousins and aunties. We have stayed a one aunts house but will have to do some two night stays with other aunties to balance the Karma. The boys are absolutely done with jewellery, shoe and fabric shops and are Jonesing for some boy toy shops with electronics or gadgets or toys. Alas this is a country of fabric and jewelery and shoes and they are done until London or home. Our plan is still to leave Karachi on the 23rd March for 2 nights in London. This will translate into 1 full day to visit the sites and 2 half days to manage airport and luggage. We will have to workout the expedited London tour. Aisha and Hanna may meet up with friends for Lunch so we will play it by ear. Are their any other white guys in Pakistan this month?- because I have not seen one since we have travelled from North to South. Not a tourist hot-spot. Speaking of hotspots, Pakistan's internet in still slow - tarifed by the government so that the average house with high speed might have 64k - slow - businesses might have 128K - wow - not a tech issue - just a government tarif issue. I also cannot reach my own blog as the government has temporarily blocked the blog websites due to the cartoon issue. I can post but not read comments or see the blog. I will have to wait until London to get 'fully' back online. We are in seista mode waiting to eat again - out for dinner - tonight. When tommorrow the tea circuit will continue. The kids are now addicted to chai and soda and we will try to ween them off slowly. Also I have concluded that my boys have the longest hair of any boys in Pakistan - something I will rectify when we are at home. The roadside -'straight razor' haircuit for 20 ruppees is not an option. Cheers...