More pictures!

The next few are from the roof of my uncle's builing

The next few are from the roof of my uncle's builing

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Gulshan circle from my uncle's flat

Gulshan circle from my uncle's flat

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My street in Baridhara, to the right the Malaysian High Commission

My street in Baridhara, to the right the Malaysian High Commission

Gulshan Lake, looking towards Gulshan-2 from the Baridhara shore

Gulshan Lake, looking towards Gulshan-2 from the Baridhara shore

Cancer-hospital in Gulshan-2

Cancer-hospital in Gulshan-2

The boardwalk

The boardwalk

More Gulshan lake

More Gulshan lake

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Unfortunately too often lined with trash

Unfortunately too often lined with trash

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Into the chaos of Gulshan-2 circle

Into the chaos of Gulshan-2 circle

Part of the circle

Part of the circle

Airport road in neighboring district Banani. Basically the freeway here, it is often clogged but it is still the fastest way to get out of the city

Airport road in neighboring district Banani. Basically the freeway here, it is often clogged but it is still the fastest way to get out of the city

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High rises along KAmal Attaturk Avenue in Banani

High rises along KAmal Attaturk Avenue in Banani

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This "side-street" off of Kamal Attaturk Avenue houses the various new international universities. During the weekday, it is clogged with young students, providing a vibrant, refreshing contrast to the settled and traditional Gulshan

This "side-street" off of Kamal Attaturk Avenue houses the various new international universities. During the weekday, it is clogged with young students, providing a vibrant, refreshing contrast to the settled and traditional Gulshan

And I thought American power lines were bad....

And I thought American power lines were bad....

Banani lake, similar in structure to Gulshan lake

Banani lake, similar in structure to Gulshan lake

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    Marie C said,

    Wow, a lot of these pictures look bizarrely similar to Cairo. I would have thought the 3,600 miles in between would have shook things up a little bit. And watch out, Rachel totally spread the news that you have a blog, so expect lots of nosey DPhiEers to stop by here. 🙂 Really amazing writing too, keep up the great stories!


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