Had to leave the office on Friday morning, back to the hotel. Doctor says I got a gastro-enteritis (?) so now I'm on antibiotics... Slept the whole day.
Saturday I had to change hotel for one night only since the Serena was fully booked by Koizumi (Japanese Prime Minister) and his group... I just missed him coming out of the breakfast but saw all the other Japanese arriving, bending to greet their colleagues, taking pictures and rushing to the lift for the first meeting of the day... So I went to the Marriott.
Sunday, I'm back at the Serena and can keep on writing this diary.
Monday: my last week in Pakistan is finally starting. First week was good fun, discovering the town and the few places to be visited. But after getting sick, realizing I had already seen most of the sights in Islamabad and starting to be careful at what I eat, it's getting boring. As well, work is again from 9am to 10pm... Manu is back as well.
Thursday we decided for once to go for a longer break and went to visit Rawalpindi. Traffic there is always rush hour, bumper against bumper, nothing moving. This is quite a difference from Islamabad!! We went to the bazaar, which is in fact simply shops on one main street selling anything from shoes to jackets, saris... A bit disappointing as we were expecting something with food stalls, spices, handicrafts but in fact it's only factory clothes.
FRIDAY - FINALLY!! Today is our last day at work. Tomorrow we'll try to go to the mountains for some walking. And finally Sunday morning at 3 is my flight out to Dubai + Switzerland.
