Suffi sahib was feeling a bit better when he picked me up in the morning. We went to college, and he was teaching a class. I did some follow up research to get info on different organizations that could help me with my puppet search.
After Suffi’s class, I head out, suggesting that he should rest. Food poisoning takes a horrible toll on you. I went over to one of my favorite bookshops, Sang-e-Meel. They publish many amazing books on Lahore, as well as several Punjabi short stories, plays and novels. I take forever looking at stuff in stores like that. You never know what you will find. I found a followup book to a book on stories of Lahore that I picked up last time, so I bought that. I still have books I have not finished reading from my last trip, so I didn’t get anything else, but it is still great to see what new subjects there are books about. I visited a few other books stores and a gallery afterwards.I decided to walk from there, all the way on Mall Road, to Alhamra. I encountered a protest of some kind along the way, but it seemed peaceful enough. I steered more or less clear just in case. There was a nice exhibition of paintings up in the Alhamra gallery. I took some photos of some of the pieces that really stood out to me.I learned about a weekly puppet show they have there and got the number for the leader of the group. I sat in the courtyard and made a whole bunch of calls, following up on leads from the past couple of days.I walked all the way back, exploring and getting a little lost. I went through the Suffow wala Cholk (Pages Crossing) so called for all the publishers shops there, though I feel like there are fewer each time. I took my time looking through them and even grabbed a delicious meal. I didn’t end up picking up any more books, but I did think about it a few times. I just don’t need anything. There are a few translations I would like to pickup of books from other parts of the country to get a feel for some of the other cultures and the writings in them, but that is about it. This was more for the sake of seeing what stuff had come out. I feel like there are more illustrated children’s books actually illustrated in Pakistan than I have seen in the past, which is really cool.I made my way back, pretty tired from walking. The rain messed up my internet and took out most of the lights in my room yesterday. A few people came to take a look, but we’ll have to wait for the real electrician to figure this one out. It’s not too bad though. I have my usb internet, and the circuit that the heater and computer are plugged into both work.