Lahore: The New York Times, published an article titled ‘52 places to love in 2021’, which listed Lahore as one of the most beautiful places cheering people during the Pandemic 2020.
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This article counteracted the challenges presented by 2020 and so the readers of publication were asked to forward their favorite spot that pleased, comforted, and overjoyed them during Pandemic. The publication soon picked 52 places out of 2,000 suggestions, to bring hope into this world.
The spots had everything as colossal as ‘the world’ itself and patronised places like St. James the less Church in London, Aruba, lake Michigan, and the University of Cambridge. A freelance writer Haneen Iqbal recommended ‘Lahore’; she is currently living in Toronto, Canada.
In cold months, this city reassures you. It is open to everyone and feeds you with warmth and a hug. A quote from the piece stated that the people of Lahore are ‘just ordinary folks, who live ordinary lives, and are connected to their tradition and culture’.