Solo tour that ended up with great friend

by Hamza Shafiq (Pakistan)

Making a local connection Pakistan

I went on a tour to europe usually I love to travel and mostly I like o travel alone by my self because I feel I can enjoy and observe the cultures and their traditions more closely. Who knows that destination can make so changes that we meet new people and so much good things can happen. I met a guy in Dublin Ireland he was a permanent resident but he came from India six years ago now he is settled in Dublin Firstly we have a little bit chat but because we both are Asian so far from home we can recognise them easily, So first we talked then he invited me to have some dinner with him first I hesitated but he insisted me to come so we went to his home and I was really surprised because he made his home like it was in his country it was not looking like typically English house but he decorated and the in side structure was all that in India houses are of he told me more about his culture and norms when I asked about his home and things it was really great. Then honey (his name was honey ) made typically subcontinent and Indian food he made Bombay biryani its a name of a city in India and Briyani is an Indian dish. With salad and Indian raita with it. He told me more about his language and culture that they mostly speak Hindi it’s from Sanskrit I knew I bit but he expand my knowledge about their festivals and he told me how they celebrate these festivals here in Ireland and other part of the world. From that day I like to know about different religions and their cultures their traditions it’s great to know now other people and their living styles. I never expected I can see and learn about such a culture and I can eat such a dishes that’s belong to far away from where we were. I can’t imagine that our neighbour countries has so much different things like their cultures and norms and I only knew when I was on a journey.