ITALY HAI DEKHNE KI CHEEZ By: Salma Awan

1. The book is called “Italy Hai Dekhne Ki Cheez” (Italy is a Sight to Behold).
2. It’s a travel book about Italy.
3. The author, Salma Awan, loved traveling to Italy very much.
4. She says some trips were driven by passion, almost like prayers answered.
5. She spent years “in love” with Italy.
6. She saw Italy with love and wrote about it with affection.
7. The charm of Italy made her forget everything else.
8. She feels her journey to Italy was a gift or a blessing.
9. She believes it was destined for her to set foot on that land.
10. Rome and Venice were places she loved from a young age.
11. She had a strong desire to visit these cities.
12. She visited many cities, including Milan, Venice, Rome, Pisa, Lucca, Lake Como, and Pompeii.
13. She observed these places with great love and care.
14. She also saw many other small and large places, enjoying them peacefully.
15. When she started writing and looked at her travel diary, she realized something.
16. Her main problem during the trip was traveling alone.
17. She was also older, which made her worry more.
18. She didn’t want to bore her readers by repeating her sad feelings.
19. So, she decided to write in detail about her experiences in only a few cities.
20. She mentions having to push through crowded trains and going to new places daily.
21. Even though her experiences were different, her feelings were often the same.
22. She didn’t want to put her readers through a difficult experience.
23. She asks for forgiveness if her emotions seem to repeat at any point.
24. The book shares her personal feelings and observations about her Italian travels.
25. It’s a journey filled with passion, love, and a bit of a lonely adventure.