I had booked Premium Deluxe rooms at Hotel Buddha Heritage, so as soon as I got off the train I called up the hotel to find if they had sent a vehicle for pickup. The receptionist told me that it was already there and gave me the vehicle number. As I came out of the station, I found the vehicle and waved out to the driver to pick us. After a long journey, we wanted to relax before beginning on the local trips. It was a cold morning and the car drove through the mist, after twenty minutes we were at the hotel.
The rooms were excellent with all facilities and timely services. We needed to relax so all of us went to sleep after setting an alarm at 9am. By then, we were fresh enough to go around the city and it seemed much warmer. We got ready and our first journey was to the popular Khuda Baksh Oriental Library. It was my maiden visit and I was curious about the location. It was about 6.5km from the hotel where we stayed. We left with anxiety and within 20 minutes, we arrived at the ancient library.
It is one of the oldest National Library established in 1891. Newly renovated buildings were a mansion of huge collection of manuscripts and various other books. The location was serene and a number of visitors had come over for a visit. As we walked in, we could experience the silence and as expected, we reached an ocean books. The library seems to have a collection over 250,000 books. It is also one of the prime locations where ancient manuscripts are preserved. Some of the well-known manuscripts were Timur Nama and Padshah Nama.
We walked through the entire building and the annexe. Beside the collection of books, the library also displayed some interesting samples of calligraphy, ancient Mughal paintings and a few verses of Quran, which is written on skin of deer. It was a fabulous journey into the glorious past where people spent a lot of time in writing about the life and the royal rule. Today, it attracts a number of people from all over the country and abroad.
We walked through the entire building and the annexe. Beside the collection of books, the library also displayed some interesting samples of calligraphy, ancient Mughal paintings and a few verses of Quran, which is written on skin of deer. It was a fabulous journey into the glorious past where people spent a lot of time in writing about the life and the royal rule. Today, it attracts a number of people from all over the country and abroad.