No more police!

Day 17 - Multan to Lahore

A lot of driving today, with just one major stop at Harappa, the site of an ancient civilization from around 2600 BC, existing around the same time as the one at Mohenjo-Daro. 

We started the visit at the museum which is quite modern compared to others we've visited in Pakistan, with exhibits more like the style we'd see in museums at home.  

Then we walked through the site along some well defined pathways. It covered a large area and it was apparent that it hadn't all been excavated. The buildings were all made from the same sort of brick we'd seen all throughout our trip on old and new buildings, showing how the construction materials used back then are still in use thousands of years later. 

We had a little time to ourselves to explore after our guide had explained the main features of the site, but at all times we still had police escorts with us, one of them introducing himself to M as the man in charge and telling him he would give him a call some time! 

That was the last of our escorts as the police didn't follow us for the the rest of our drive to Lahore. We arrive in the bustling city after dark, battling very heavy traffic on our way to the Luxus Grand Hotel.